4 Annas Pattern

Burma's 1942 pattern coinage was produced under emergency conditions following the Japanese invasion, which began in December 1941 and had effectively severed normal administrative and supply chains by early 1942. The shift to aluminium reflects wartime metal rationing rather than any monetary policy decision — copper and nickel were simply unavailable for colonial coinage at that moment.

This piece never entered circulation. The Japanese occupation was complete by May 1942, rendering the entire pattern series obsolete before production could begin.