Tibetan tangka

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This article deals with the Tibetan currency. For the religious paintings, see thangka

The tangka was a currency of Tibet until 1941. It was subdivided into 15 skar or 1½ sho and, from 1909, it circulated alongside the srang, worth 10 sho.

The tangka was issued as a silver coin and banknotes were issued between 1912 and 1941 denominated in tangka.