TIBET: AR 1/2 rupee, Chengdu, ND (1904-12), Y-2, L&M-361, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, small portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu without collar // horizontal rosette at center, Chinese inscription si chuan sheng zao ("made in Sichuan"), PCGS graded VF35, ex Charles W. Lueders III Collection. This design is derived from the British Indian rupee of Queen Victoria.

Estimate: USD 300 - 400