Currency Japan Burma Myanmar 1944 WWII Occupation 1/2 Rupee Note Uncirculated

Currency Japan Burma Myanmar 1944 WWII Occupation 1/2 Rupee Note Uncirculated

Japan, Currency Myanmar Invasion 
Japanese Invasion Money of WWII (JIM). Series BD from 1941.  Temples, palm trees, and wagons on front.

Uncirculated with. The stock photo is for a nice uncirculated copy, with few blemishes. If you are not happy with the note we sent you, you can always return it, no questions asked for a refund or a replacement. All these notes are guaranteed authentic for a lifetime.

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 allied invasion of 1944; although an official surrender did not take place until August 1945. In 1942 the Japanese issued paper scrip currency of 1, 5 and 10 cents and ¼, ½, 1, 5 and 10 Rupees.

By the end of World War II, the Co-Prosperity Sphere where Invasion Monies were issued included the Philippines, Burma (now Myanmar), Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak (now Malaysia), Singapore, Brunei, the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and some areas of Oceania (New Guinea and the Solomon and Gilbert islands).

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 puppet government. From 1943 onward the Japanese issued paper scrip currency of 1, 5 and 10 Rupee with a 100 Rupee 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 at the lower right of the comprise the
Japanese symbol for the Minister of Finance..

Own a piece of history from the Pacific Theater during the fight with the Japanese

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