TIBET: AR rupee (11.41g), Chengdu mint, 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 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 AU55, S, ex George Anderson Collection (Paul J. Bosco Auction "Hal Walls Collection" 4 Aug 1997, Lot 302 [part]).
Estimate: 150-250 USD