Auction 37


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Lot 1560

TIBET: AR rupee, Kangding mint, ND (1939-42), Y-3.3, L&M-359, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, large portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu with 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, couple light reverse scratches, About Unc.

The Sichuan rupees were struck in Kangding of an alloy of debased silver ranging from .420 to .605 fine silver.




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