TIBET: AR rupee, Kangding mint, 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-EF. The Sichuan rupees of this type from the Kangding mint were struck in debased silver ranging from .420 to .500 fineness.
Estimate: USD 75 - 100
Price realized | 220 USD |
Starting price | 60 USD |
Estimate | 75 USD |