Lot 1294
TIBET: AR rupee, Chengdu, ND (1902-11), Y-3.1, L&M-358, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, small portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu without collar, derived from the British Indian rupee of Queen Victoria // horizontal 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 AU53.
The Sichuan rupees of this type from the Chengdu mint ranged from .880 to .935 fine silver.
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