TIBET:LOT of 5 silver rupees, Kangding mint, ND (1939-42), as Y-3.3 type, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, large portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu with collar, countermarked numeral 5 in rectangular incuse depression before mouth // vertical rosette at center, Chinese inscription, si chuan sheng zao ("made in Sichuan"), branches with cusps and flowers around, one example countermarked with numeral 5, average quality examples, retail value $500, lot of 5 coins. The Sichuan rupees of this type from the Kangding mint were struck in debased silver ranging from .420 to .500 fineness.
