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TIBET: AR rupee, Chengdu, ND (1911-33), AU

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Chinese Coins - Tibet Start Price:85.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
TIBET: AR rupee, Chengdu, ND (1911-33), AU
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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 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 of spots, lustrous, About Unc.

The Sichuan rupees of this type from the Chengdu Mint ranged from .700 to .740 fine silver.

NOTE: This is incorrectly described in the printed catalog as the variety without collar.