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{{short description|Japanese invasion money issued during the Second World War}}
{{Infobox currency
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| image_1 = {{CSS image crop|Image = BUR-16-Japanese occupation Burma-10 rupees (1942-44).jpg|bSize = 250|cWidth = 250|cHeight = 125|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0|Location = center}}
| image_title_1 = Rs.&nbsp;10/- Japanese occupation note obverse (1942-44)
| image_width_1 = 300px
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| using_countries = {{flagicon|Burma|1943}} [[Japanese occupation of Burma|Japanese-occupied Burma]]
| subunit_ratio_1 = {{frac|1|100}}
| subunit_name_1 = [[Cent (currency)|Cent]]
| symbol = Re/Rs
| plural = rupees
| plural_subunit_1 = cents
| used_coins =
| coin_article =
| date_of_introduction = 1942
| used_banknotes = 1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, Re.&nbsp;{{frac|1|4}}, Re.&nbsp;{{frac|1|2}}, Re.&nbsp;1/-, Rs.&nbsp;5/-, Rs.&nbsp;10/-, Rs.&nbsp;100/-
| issuing_authority = [[Empire of Japan]]
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| date_of_withdrawal = 1944
| obsolete = yes
}}
The '''Japanese government-issued rupee in Burma''' was a [[Japanese invasion money]] issued by the Japanese Military Authority, as a replacement for local currency during the [[Japanese occupation of Burma]] in the [[Second World War]].
The Japanese invaded Burma in January 1942. They conquered [[Mandalay]] on 21 May 1942, forcing the British to retreat into India. The Japanese held Burma until the second Allied campaign of 1944, although an official surrender did not take place until August 1945. In 1942, the Japanese issued paper sculpture currency of 1, 5, and 10 cents and Re.&nbsp;{{frac|1|4}}, Re.&nbsp;{{frac|1|2}}, Re.&nbsp;1/-, Rs.&nbsp;5/-, and Rs.&nbsp;10/-. Like most Japanese colonial currency from this period, a letter code was used on the notes. The first or top letter “B” indicates the note was printed and issued for Burma. The second letter or letters indicate the block (or printing batch) of the note, there are single letter blocks and double letter blocks for Burma, with the latter two letter blocks being identified by a hyphen separating the letter "B" from the block letters.
In 1943, the Japanese commuted the sentence of Dr [[Ba Maw]], an outspoken advocate for Burmese self-rule, and installed him as the head of the [[state of Burma|puppet government]]. From 1943 onward the Japanese issued paper sculpture currency of Re.&nbsp;1/-, Rs.&nbsp;5/-, and Rs.&nbsp;10/- with a Rs.&nbsp;100 note/- in 1944. The Japanese characters in the oblong box at the bottom of each note read “Government of Great Imperial Japan” and the contents of the seal comprise the Japanese symbol for the Minister of Finance.
When all of these notes became obsolete, punch holes were made to indicate that the note had been "cancelled" and therefore demonetised.
Prior to the Japanese invasion, Burma circulated the [[Indian rupee]] issued by the Reserve Bank of India{{Sfn|Cuhaj|2010|p=174}} since the nationalized paper currency was introduced by the British Administration in 1897.{{Sfn|Cuhaj|2010|p=173}}
==Japanese government-issued rupee in Burma (1942–44)==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1942–44 complete issue of Japanese invasion money (Burma)
! scope="col" style="width: 175px;"| Image
! scope="col" style="width: 70px; "| Value
! scope="col" style="width: 75px; "| Size
! scope="col" style="width: 65px;" | Issue date{{Sfn|Cuhaj|2010|pp=886–88}}
! scope="col" style="width: 75px;" | Printing blocks{{Sfn|Cuhaj|2010|pp=886–88}}
! scope="col" style="width: 75px;" | Images{{Sfn|Cuhaj|2010|pp=886–88}}
|-
| [[File:BUR-9b-Burma-Japanese Occupation-One Cent ND (1942).jpg|200px]]
! 1 cent
| style="text-align: center;" | 95.00 x 45.00 mm
| style="text-align: center;" | 1942
| style="text-align: center;" | BA–BP, B/AA–B/EX
|
|-
| [[File:BUR-10b-Burma-Japanese Occupation-Five Cents ND (1942).jpg|200px]]
! 5 cents
| style="text-align: center;" | 100.00 x 48.00 mm
| style="text-align: center;" | 1942
| style="text-align: center;" | BA–BZ, B/AB–B/BX
|
|-
| [[File:BUR-11a-Burma-Japanese Occupation-10 Cents ND (1942).jpg|200px]]
! 10 cents
| style="text-align: center;" | 106.00 x 51.00 mm
| style="text-align: center;" | 1942
| style="text-align: center;" | BA–BZ, B/AA–B/AR
|
|-
| [[File:BUR-12a-Burma-Japanese Occupation-One Quarter Rupee ND (1942).jpg|200px]]
! Quarter rupee
| style="text-align: center;" | 100.00 x 51.00 mm
| style="text-align: center;" | 1942
| style="text-align: center;" | BA–BV
|
|-
| [[File:BUR-13b-Burma-Japanese Occupation-One Half Rupee ND (1942).jpg|200px]]
! Half rupee
| style="text-align: center;" | 120.00 x 58.00 mm
| style="text-align: center;" | 1942
| style="text-align: center;" | BA–BD
| [[Ananda Temple]], [[Bagan]]
|-
| [[File:BUR-14-Burma-Japanese Occupation-One Rupee ND (1942).jpg|200px]]
! Re.&nbsp;1/-
| style="text-align: center;" | 140.00 x 67.00 mm
| style="text-align: center;" | 1942
| style="text-align: center;" | BA–BD
| Ananda Temple, Bagan
|-
| [[File:BUR-15b-Burma-Japanese Occupation-Five Rupees ND (1942-44).jpg|200px]]
! Rs.&nbsp;5/-
| style="text-align: center;" | 151.00 x 71.00 mm
| style="text-align: center;" | 1942–44
| style="text-align: center;" | BA–BB
| Ananda Temple, Bagan
|-
| [[File:BUR-16-Japanese occupation Burma-10 rupees (1942-44).jpg|200px]]
! Rs.&nbsp;10/-
| style="text-align: center;" | 160.00 x 76.00 mm
| style="text-align: center;" | 1942–44
| style="text-align: center;" | BA
| Ananda Temple, Bagan
|-
| [[File:BUR-17b-Burma-Japanese Occupation-100 Rupees ND (1944).jpg|200px]]
! Rs.&nbsp;100/-
| style="text-align: center;" | 169.00 x 82.00 mm
| style="text-align: center;" | 1944
| style="text-align: center;" | BA
| Ananda Temple, Bagan
|}
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==Japanese government-issued rupee in India (1942–44)==
{{anchor | India | INA }}
During the [[World War II]],
[[Subhas Chandra Bose]] led [[Indian National Army]] (INA) seized [[Mizoram]] and parts of Nagaland in [[British India]] from the [[British Raj|colonial British control]] with the help of [[Battle of Imphal|Japanese forces]]. He made [[Ruzazho]]<!-- NOTE: pretend the red link to encourage the article creation.--> village operational base of INA, recruited more than thousand natives of Nagaland in INA to fight against British, banned the [[Coins of British India|British Indian rupee]] and "Japanese government–issued rupee in Burma", also called Japanese rupee, was introduced.<ref name=inan1>[https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/did-bose-hide-in-nagaland-people-remember-a-bearded-north-indian-with-gandhi-spectacles/1860182/ Did Bose hide in Nagaland? People remember a bearded ‘North Indian’ with Gandhi spectacles], The Print, 27 noc 2023.</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Money|Numismatics}}
* [[Emergency circulating notes]]
* [[Japanese government-issued dollar in Malaya and Borneo]]
* [[Burma]]
* [[Japanese invasion money]]
==References==
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==Works cited==
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* {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BuNA39dnuHsC |title=Standard Catalog of World Paper Money General Issues — 1368–1960 (volume 2) |publisher=Krause |isbn=978-1-4402-1293-2 |editor-last=Cuhaj |editor-first=George S. |year=2010 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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[[Category:Rupee]]
[[Category:Japanese invasion money|Burma]]
[[Category:Japanese occupation of Burma]]
[[Category:Currencies of Myanmar]]