327:
237:
313:
300:
In 1947, the Burma
Currency Board took over the issuance of paper money, with notes for 1, 5, 10 and 100 rupees. Following independence in 1948, the government issued notes for the same denominations. In 1953, the Union Bank of Burma issued a final series of notes denominated in rupees, issuing the
146:
of the same general type as were issued in India but featuring languages used in Burma rather than those of India. In 1917 and again from 1927, Indian notes were overprinted for use in Burma. When Burma became a separate colony in 1937, a separate issue of paper money was made for use only in Burma
269:
were overprinted with the text "Legal Tender in Burma Only". In 1938, the first regular issue of
Burmese notes was made by the Reserve Bank of India, in denominations of 5, 10, 100, 1000 and 10,000 rupees.
166:
in 1943. In 1945, the
Japanese occupation currency was declared worthless and Burma reverted to using Indian coinage and its own rupee paper money, with the pre-war value of the Burmese rupee restored.
566:
262:
rupees notes were overprinted for use in Burma, with 50 rupees in 1927 and 100 rupees between 1927 and 1937 also being overprinted for the same purpose.
755:
194:
In 1949, coins were introduced in denominations of 2 pya, 1, 2, 4 and 8 pe. They matched the size, shapes, and cupro-nickel composition of the Indian
248:
Between 1897 and 1922, notes for 5, 10 and 100 rupees were issued which differed from the Indian notes only in the languages used. In 1917, Indian
297:. In 1945, the Military Administration issued overprinted Indian notes for 1, 5, 10 and 100 rupees to replace the Japanese issued kyat notes.
170:
Following independence in 1948, Burma introduced its own rupee currency, consisting of coins and banknotes. One rupee was divided into 16
293:, 1, 5, 10 and 100 rupees. These were replaced in 1944 by notes issued in 1, 5, 10, and 100 kyats, also known as the short lived Second
514:
155:
745:
366:
740:
623:
385:
Robinson, M. and Shaw, L.A.: The Coins and
Banknotes of Burma. Manchester, 1980 (160 pp. and 14 plates, some in colour).
228:, which is a mythical lion-dragon beast, and a stylized floral design with the denominations in Burmese on the reverse.
376:
750:
411:
344:
735:
354:
536:
551:
571:
25:
607:
266:
649:
8:
654:
531:
521:
404:
526:
441:
332:
694:
644:
586:
483:
463:
458:
372:
350:
389:
674:
581:
546:
488:
371:. Colin R. Bruce II and Neil Shafer (editors) (7th ed.). Krause Publications.
236:
689:
591:
478:
468:
107:
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.
730:
561:
473:
397:
724:
451:
241:
162:. This currency was only issued in paper form. The rupee was replaced by the
504:
446:
318:
294:
163:
135:
709:
664:
576:
556:
139:
669:
639:
541:
420:
341:
684:
225:
143:
123:
699:
704:
679:
659:
425:
273:
In 1942, the
Japanese issued notes for 1, 5 and 10 cents and
151:
119:
154:
invaded Burma in 1942, they introduced a new currency: the
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at par. From 1897, the government of India issued notes in
126:) between 1852 and 1952, except for the years 1943–1945.
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rupee. The reverse on all of these coins featured the
186:). The rupee was replaced by the kyat in 1952 at par.
419:
308:
722:
301:same denominations as the previous two series.
405:
342:Krause, Chester L.; Clifford Mishler (1991).
134:When Burma was conquered by the British, the
363:
265:In 1937, 5, 10 and 100 rupees notes of the
16:Former Burmese currency used from 1852–1952
412:
398:
756:1852 establishments in the British Empire
235:
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349:(18th ed.). Krause Publications.
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367:Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
147:but no separate coinage was issued.
13:
14:
767:
325:
311:
345:Standard Catalog of World Coins
1:
304:
746:1852 establishments in Burma
231:
7:
10:
772:
741:Modern obsolete currencies
567:Netherlands Indian roepiah
129:
632:
616:
600:
537:German East African rupie
515:Japanese occupation rupee
497:
434:
105:
97:
92:
84:
76:
57:
38:
31:
24:
552:Italian Somaliland rupia
189:
572:Portuguese Indian rupia
751:1952 disestablishments
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240:1 Rupee featuring the
736:Currencies of Myanmar
364:Pick, Albert (1994).
267:Reserve Bank of India
239:
182:(equal to the Indian
174:(equal to the Indian
88:2 pyas, 1, 2, 4, 8 pe
650:History of the rupee
532:French Indian roupie
204:, 1 and 2 annas and
118:was the currency of
80:1, 5, 10, 100 rupees
655:History of the taka
522:Danish Indian rupee
158:, divided into 100
21:
527:East African rupee
442:Bhutanese ngultrum
333:Numismatics portal
246:
19:
718:
717:
645:Indian rupee sign
587:West Irian rupiah
484:Seychellois rupee
464:Maldivian rufiyaa
459:Indonesian rupiah
112:
111:
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582:Travancore rupee
547:Hyderabadi rupee
489:Sri Lankan rupee
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592:Zanzibari rupee
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479:Pakistani rupee
469:Mauritian rupee
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20:Burmese rupee
624:Hylian rupee
509:
505:Afghan rupee
447:Indian rupee
424:
365:
343:
319:Money portal
299:
295:Burmese kyat
272:
264:
247:
193:
183:
179:
175:
171:
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159:
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136:Indian rupee
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93:Demographics
577:Riau rupiah
557:Javan rupee
435:Circulating
347:: 1801–1991
725:Categories
640:Rupee sign
608:Petrorupee
601:Conceptual
542:Gulf rupee
429:or similar
421:Currencies
356:0873411501
305:References
617:Fictional
232:Banknotes
150:When the
77:Banknotes
633:See also
152:Japanese
685:Ashrafi
498:Defunct
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226:chinthe
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144:Rangoon
130:History
124:Myanmar
98:User(s)
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244:(1948)
731:Rupee
705:Dinar
680:Mohur
675:Larin
660:Paisa
426:rupee
190:Coins
160:cents
156:rupee
122:(now
120:Burma
116:rupee
101:Burma
85:Coins
710:Tola
690:Cash
665:Anna
373:ISBN
351:ISBN
214:and
184:pice
180:pyas
176:anna
164:kyat
140:kyat
114:The
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670:Pie
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