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 AU58, ex Charles W. Lueders III Collection. The Sichuan rupees of this type from the Chengdu Mint ranged from .880 to .935 fine silver.

Estimate: USD 250 - 350