Auction: 384 - The George Blaine Collection - Part III: Southern Asia and USA - e-Auction
                    
                    Lot: 1955
                
                    
                        Tibet. Szechuan-Tibet Trade Coinage. Rupee, nd (1911-1933). Chengdu mint. Small portrait, with collar, of the Chinese emperor Kuang-hsu styled after the British Indian Rupee of Victoria, rev. Vertical rosette at center; si chuan sheng  zao ("made in Szechuan), wreath of branches with cusps and flowers (also derived from the British Indian Rupee). L&M 359, Y.3.2. NGC AU Details, brushed. Now toned. 
                        
                                            
                
                    
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                            $80