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1/4 Rupee - Guangxu Heavy Fantasy Type, 'Szechuan Rupee'
| Uitgever | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1904-1912 |
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| Waarde | 1/4 Rupee |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Schrift keerzijde | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Oplage | ND (1904-1912) |
| Aanvullende informatie |
The so-called 'Szechuan Rupee' was struck at the Chengdu mint in Sichuan province beginning in 1904, initially as a trade coin intended to displace the Maria Theresa Thaler and Indian rupee in Tibetan commerce. This quarter-rupee variant — heavier than the standard type, hence the 'heavy' designation — belongs to a production run that Chinese authorities never formally sanctioned as legal tender within Tibet itself. The Qing court's grip on Tibetan monetary affairs was loosening rapidly; British India was pushing its own rupee into the same markets from the south.
The 'fantasy type' attribution acknowledges that these pieces blur the line between currency and pattern, likely struck for a combination of trade facilitation and political signaling toward Lhasa.