Lot 1290
TIBET: AR ¼ rupee, ND (1904-12), Y-1, L&M-362, Chengdu Mint issue, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu 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, toned, lustrous, NGC graded AU58.
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