¼ Rupee Japanese Government

¼ Rupee (Japanese Government) - obverse¼ Rupee (Japanese Government) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Myanmar
Period Japanese occupation (1942-1944)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1942
Value ¼ Rupee
Currency First Rupee (1937-1944)
Composition Paper
Size 100 × 51 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
214766
References P# 12,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.
JNDA# 13-97
Japan Numismatic Dealers Association (editor); 2023. 日本貨幣カタログ = The Catalog of Japanese Currency. Self-published, Tokyo, Japan.

Obverse

Blue on light brown underprint.
Text in decorative frame.

Lettering:
¼       The        ¼
  JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
      ¼ RUPEE
  内大          
¼  臣臧  府政國帝本日大   ¼

Translation:
Minister of Finance
Imperial Government of Japan

Reverse

Blue print. Large font value in guilloche.

Lettering:
¼  ¼
  ¼
¼  ¼

Watermark

No Watermark

Comments

Blockletters:
BA - BV
First letter B for Burma

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1942)  $ 0.82 $ 1.80 $ 1.80 $ 1.80 $ 1.90 98% P#12a; Block letters: BA-BG; BJ; BK; BM-BS; BV
ND (1942)  0% P#12s1; Specimen; 見本 (Mihon) overprint once on face
ND (1942)  0% P#9s2; Specimen, 見本 (Mihon) overprint once on face, ‘Specimen’ script on reverse

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Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold ¼ Rupee (Japanese Government)Picture 1 of a sold ¼ Rupee (Japanese Government)
Katz
Auction 59
Lot 11
Internet Archive
23 Apr 2022 Undetermined XF USD 11.87
(EUR 11.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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