TIBET: AR 1/2 rupee, Chengdu mint, ND (1904-12), Y-2, L&M-361, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu 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, PCGS graded EF45, ex Don Erickson Collection

NOTE: In the printed catalog this was incorrectly described as a 1/4 rupee.

Estimate: 500-700 USD