139.57.203.52 22:53, 4 February 2007 (UTC)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.
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Tibetan religious painting on cotton. Buddhism believes beauty is a manifestation of the divine, therefore Tibetan Buddhism has retained a very visually stimualting element. (See Tangka) Tibetanmuseum 23:33, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
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