Lot 1225
TIBET: AR rupee, Chengdu, ND (1911-33), Y-3.2, L&M-359, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, small portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu without collar, derived from the British Indian rupee of Queen Victoria // vertical rosette at center, Chinese inscription, si chuan sheng zao ("made in Sichuan"), branches with cusps and flowers around, a feature also derived from the reverse of British Indian rupees, PCGS graded AU58.
The Sichuan rupees of this type from the Chengdu Mint ranged from .700 to .740 fine silver.
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