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10 Rupees Burma Currency Board
| Issuer | Burma Currency Board |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Size | 146 × 82 mm |
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| Obverse description | A portrait of King George VI in military uniform occupies the right portion of the note within an ornate intaglio-printed vignette, with a large arched guilloche panel to the left. The center bears the printed promise text in letterpress, with a red overprint reading 'BURMA CURRENCY BOARD' and 'LEGAL TENDER IN BURMA ONLY' applied across the face of the underlying Reserve Bank of India 10 Rupees note. The denomination 'TEN RUPEES' appears in bold red intaglio lettering at center, with the Governor's signature panel at lower left. |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of King George VI visible when held to light |
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The Burma Currency Board was established by the British to manage Burmese currency following the Japanese occupation, which had flooded the country with near-worthless military scrip. This 10 Rupee note belongs to the immediate postwar transitional period — Burma was still under British administration in 1947 and had not yet achieved independence, which came in January 1948.
Printing at the Reserve Bank of India Press in Nasik was a practical necessity; Burma had no sovereign printing infrastructure of its own. The rupee-denominated series was retired shortly after independence, when Burma moved to the kyat system and broke its currency peg to the Indian rupee.