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The use of historical money in Tibet started in ancient times, when Tibet had no coined currency of its own. Bartering was common, gold was a medium of exchange, and shell money [citation needed] and stone beads [citation needed] were used for very small purchases.
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The srang (pronounced "sang"; in Tibetan often referred to as "dngul srang" i.e. "silver srang") was a currency of Tibet between 1909 and 1959. It circulated alongside the tangka until the 1950s. It was divided into 10 sho , each of 10 skar , with the tangka equal to 15 skar (1 srang = 6⅔ tangka).
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The tangka (Tibetan: Tam or dngul Tam = silver tangka) was a currency of Tibet until 1941. It was subdivided into 15 skar or 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 sho and, from 1909, it circulated alongside the srang, worth 10 sho.
The Tibetan tangka was an official currency of Tibet for three centuries. It was introduced by Lhasa Newar merchants from Nepal in the 16th century. The merchants used Nepalese tanka on the Silk Road. The Tibetan government began to mint the tangka in the 18th century. The first Tibetan tangka was minted in 1763/64.
Currency ISO 4217 code Symbol or Abbrev. [2]Proportion of daily volume Change (2019–2022) April 2019 April 2022 U.S. dollar: USD $, US$ 88.3%: 88.5%: 0.2pp Euro
The economy of Tibet is dominated by subsistence agriculture. Due to limited arable land, ... (about 45.6 billion U.S. dollars) in Tibet since 2001. "Tibet's GDP was ...