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

Estimate: USD 50 - 75