TIBET: AR rupee, Chengdu mint, ND (1911-33), Y-3.2, L& M-359, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, small portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu with collar, derived from the British Indian rupee of Queen Victoria // vertical rosette at center, Chinese inscription, si chuan sheng zao ("made in Sichuan"), rare vareity with "butterfly" leaf above the [x=#22235/] on reverse, branches with cusps and flowers around, a feature also derived from the reverse of British Indian rupees, cleaned, PCGS graded AU details.   

NOTE: The following was not mentioned in the printed catalog: "rare variety with "butterfly" leaf above the 四 on reverse"

The Sichuan rupees of this type from the Chengdu mint ranged from .700 to .740 fine silver.

Estimate: 100-150 USD