Tamil Banknotes of Burma

Tamil Banknotes of Burma

Burma was part of the British Empire until 1948.  Until the Japanese invasion of Burma in 1942 a combination Indian Rupees with a Burma overprint and Reserve Bank of India Rupees printed specifically for Burma was used as the currency of Burma.  The Tamil language which was present on the language block on the back of some Indian banknotes was used in Burma.

In 1942 the Japanese introduced Japanese Invasion Money (JIM).  In 1944 the State Bank of Burma was established by the Japanese and began printing Kyat notes for Burma.  None of these notes had any Tamil writing on them.  From 1945 to 1948 the Indian Rupee with Burma overprint was used once again in Burma.  In 1948 the government of Burma introduced Rupees and later Kyats with Burmese and English writing.

The Tamil language appears in Pick #A1-A8, 1-3.  Does not appear in Pick #4-8 which were Reserve Bank of India banknotes printed specifically for Burma.  Does not appear on Pick #9-17 which was the Japanese Invasion Money.  Does not appear on Print #18-22 which was the State Bank of Burma.  Does not appear on Pick #23-24 part of the Provisional issues of the British Military Administration of Burma banknotes.  It re-appear on British Military Administration of Burma overprint on Indian banknotes on Pick #25-33 where is ends with the establishment of the Union Bank of Burma in 1953.

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