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{{short description|Former Burmese currency used from 1852–1952}}
The '''rupee''' was the currency of [[Burma]] (now [[Myanmar]]) between 1852 and 1952, except for the years 1943-1945.▼
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|used_coins = 2 pyas, 1, 2, 4, 8 pe
|used_banknotes = 1, 5, 10, 100 rupees
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▲The '''rupee''' was the currency of [[Burma]] (now [[Myanmar]]) between 1852 and 1952, except for the years
==History==
When Burma was conquered by the British, the [[Indian rupee]] replaced the [[Myanma kyat|kyat]] at par. From 1897, the government of India issued notes in [[Rangoon]] 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 but no separate coinage was issued.
When the [[Japan]]ese invaded Burma in 1942, they introduced a new currency: the [[Japanese Government-Issued Rupee in Burma|rupee]], divided into 100 ''cents''. This currency was only issued in paper form. The rupee was replaced by the [[Myanmar kyat|kyat]] 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.
Following independence in 1948, Burma introduced its own rupee currency, consisting of coins and banknotes. One rupee was divided into 16 ''pe'' (equal to the Indian ''anna''), each of 4 ''pyas'' (equal to the Indian ''pice''). The rupee was replaced by the [[Decimalisation|decimalized]] kyat in 1952 at par.
==Coins==
In 1949, coins were introduced in denominations of 2 pya, 1, 2, 4 and 8 pe. They matched the size, shapes, and
==Banknotes==
[[File:1 Burmese rupee front side 1948.jpg|thumb|1 Rupee featuring the [[green peacock]] (1948)]]
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 {{frac|2
In 1937, 5, 10 and 100 rupees notes of the [[Reserve Bank of India]] 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.
In 1942, the Japanese issued notes for 1, 5 and 10 cents
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 same denominations as the previous two series.
==References==
{{Portal|Money|Numismatics}}
{{refbegin}}
* {{numis cite SCWC | date=1991}}
* {{numis cite SCWPM | date=1994}}
*Robinson, M. and Shaw, L.A.: The Coins and Banknotes of Burma. Manchester, 1980 (160 pp. and 14 plates, some in colour).
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