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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Government of Tibet series of Tibet in the World Currency contains 40 distinct entries with CPG® values between $10.00 and $10,500.00. In the early 1910s, the exiled 13th Dalai Lama decided to introduce paper money to Tibet as part of

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Government of Tibet series of Tibet in the World Currency contains 40 distinct entries with CPG® values between $10.00 and $10,500.00.

In the early 1910s, the exiled 13th Dalai Lama decided to introduce paper money to Tibet as part of his wide-ranging modernization program. While he was aware of the necessity to back paper money with gold, such measures were not taken until around 1925, when gold ingots began to be imported from India and stored in the Potala Palace in Lhasa.

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 1658 (1912) No sig s/n 31 - 7,703 Intro: 1913
Value Range: $150.00 - $1,000
$150.00 - $1,000
 1658 (1912) No sig s/n 35,373 - 37,943 Intro: 1913
Value Range: $125.00 - $5,000
$125.00 - $5,000
 1658 (1912) No sig s/n 161 Intro: 1913
Value Range: $4,000 - $10,500
$4,000 - $10,500
 1659 (1913) Date with space s/n 12,974 - 21,862
Value Range: $2,500 - $10,000
$2,500 - $10,000
 Date with space
Value Range: $1,200 - $3,000
$1,200 - $3,000
 1659 (1913) Date with space No sig s/n 545 - 25,200 Intro: 1913
Value Range: $1,500 - $6,000
$1,500 - $6,000
 Date with space
Value Range: $1,700 - $8,000
$1,700 - $8,000
 1673 (1927) s/n 11,302 - 64,467
Value Range: $50.00 - $1,200
$50.00 - $1,200
 1674 (1928) s/n 65,549 - 99,545
Value Range: $50.00 - $1,000
$50.00 - $1,000
 1675 (1929) s/n 106,807 - 175,526
Value Range: $50.00 - $800
$50.00 - $800
 1676 (1930) s/n 185,319 - 268,985
Value Range: $50.00 - $800
$50.00 - $800

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 1677 (1931) s/n 317,317 - 346,047
Value Range: $50.00 - $800
$50.00 - $800
 Red seal atop upper right s/n s/n 271,359 - 368,985
Value Range: $85.00 - $200.00
$85.00 - $200.00
 1679 (1933) s/n 454,842 - 532,000
Value Range: $40.00 - $500
$40.00 - $500
 1680 (1934) s/n 536,646 - 545,779
Value Range: $40.00 - $500
$40.00 - $500
 1681 (1935) s/n 549,343 - 643,984
Value Range: $40.00 - $500
$40.00 - $500
 1682 (1936) s/n 648,164 - 782,233
Value Range: $40.00 - $500
$40.00 - $500
 1683 (1937) s/n 784,162 - 805,289
Value Range: $40.00 - $500
$40.00 - $500
 1684 (1938) s/n 805,927 - 815,853
Value Range: $40.00 - $500
$40.00 - $500
 1685 (1939) s/n 817,310 - 873,731
Value Range: $40.00 - $500
$40.00 - $500
 1686 (1940) s/n 878,151 - 956,798
Value Range: $40.00 - $500
$40.00 - $500
 1687 (1941) s/n 958,168 - 1,019,995
Value Range: $40.00 - $500
$40.00 - $500
 No date No sig s/n 16,679 50,000 notes Intro: 1937
Value Range: $30.00 - $500
$30.00 - $500
 No date No sig s/n 690 - 76,905 135,000 notes Intro: 1941
Value Range: $20.00 - $350
$20.00 - $350
 1687 (1941) No sig s/n 83 - 34,817 35,000 notes
Value Range: $35.00 - $500
$35.00 - $500

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 1688 (1942) s/n 35,070 - 55,234 20,600 notes
Value Range: $35.00 - $500
$35.00 - $500
 1689 (1943) s/n 55,621 - 95,253 40,000 notes
Value Range: $35.00 - $500
$35.00 - $500
 1690 (1944) s/n 97,399 - 135,473 40,000 notes
Value Range: $35.00 - $500
$35.00 - $500
 1691 (1945) s/n 135,722 - 225,146 90,000 notes
Value Range: $35.00 - $500
$35.00 - $500
 1692 (1946) s/n 001,008 - 098,234 200,000 notes
Value Range: $35.00 - $500
$35.00 - $500
 1694 (1948) s/n 001,473 - 097,796 98,000 notes
Value Range: $35.00 - $500
$35.00 - $500
 No date No sig s/n 000,908 - 099,332 700,000 notes Intro: 1950
Value Range: $10.00 - $125.00
$10.00 - $125.00

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