TIBET: AR rupee (11.42g), Kangding mint, ND (1939-42), Y-3.3, WS-772, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, large portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu with collar derived from 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, countermarked with Tibetan sa within lobed depression, PCGS graded VF35, ex George Anderson Collection (Paul J. Bosco Auction "Hal Walls Collection" 4 Aug 1997, Lot 263).
Estimate: 75-100 USD