1907年云南卢比银币。 珍罕度：★★★★★。版式 稀罕 的一枚，风格与四川省造一卢比银币颇為类似。银币上的肖像被认為是光绪像或是巡抚岑毓英。此枚 云南卢比 ，以印度卢比的维多利亚女皇像作设计蓝本，反面则与四川卢比相类，藤叶相比更為生动，且採用了英字设计，与英属印度发行更為接近。无容置疑，此枚珍品存世极少，当时未通过铸批，流通计划随即告终，本次在拍场上登场可说是千载难逢的机会，整体风范极致，不见任何明显的经手痕跡，仅於正面肖像的后方见一轻微的磨损。对於所有鐘情此省份、或是四川卢比、印度卢比的藏家而言，绝对是令人爱不释手的一枚。 <font size= -8 > (t) <em>
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CHINA. Yunnan. Rupee, ND (1907). Kunming Mint. PCGS AU-53. L&M-427; K-599 (listed as an essai); KMX-M485; WS-0658; Wenchao-830 (rarity: ★★★★★). An EXCEPTIONALLY RARE and desirable type that is clearly modeled after the contemporaneous denomination from Szechuan-Tibet, this example features the bust of either the Kuang-hsu (Guangxu) emperor or the provincial governor Tsen Yu-ying (Cen Yuying). For the prototype Rupee, the design itself is an adaptation of the bust of Queen Victoria on the British Indian series. Meanwhile, the reverse of this type closely parallels that of Szechuan-Tibet, though its slightly better refinement with respect to both the foliage and the presence of the English lettering are a closer match to the aforementioned British Indian series. Regardless, this type is seldom encountered as the denomination did not succeed and the output quickly abandoned. Accordingly, this specimen presents a tremendous chance at a difficult coin, all while exhibiting hardly anything in the way of actual handling. For completeness, however, a minor abrasion behind the bust on the obverse is noted.
For the advanced collector of this province, the corresponding series of Rupees from Szechuan-Tibet, or even the British Indian series from which all of these ultimately derive, this lot should undoubtedly entice.
