The Banknotes of Burma
Banknote production status: EXTINCT. Burma is now known as Myanmar.
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Reserve Bank of India / Burma (1937-1939)
P5 |
10 Rupees
(1938) |
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| Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
The Japanese Government (1942-1944)
P9a |
1 Cent
(1942) |
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| Two block letters. Images courtesy Ron Wise | |||
P9b |
1 Cent
(1942) |
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| Fractional block letters. Images courtesy Ron Wise | |||
P10a |
5 Cents
(1942) |
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| Two block letters. Images courtesy Ron Wise | |||
P10b |
5 Cents
(1942) |
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| Fractional block letters. Images courtesy Ron Wise | |||
P11a |
10 Cents
(1942) |
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| Two block letters. Images courtesy Ron Wise | |||
P12a |
¼ Rupee
(1942) |
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| Two block letters. Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
P13b |
½ Rupee
(1942) |
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| Block letters = BD. Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
P14a |
1 Rupee
(1942) |
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| Block letters close together. Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
P14b |
1 Rupee
(1942) |
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| Block letters BD spaced far apart. Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
P15b |
5 Rupees
(1942-1944) |
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| Block letters = BB. Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
P16a |
10 Rupees
(1942) |
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| Block letters 8 mm wide. Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
P16b |
10 Rupees
(1944) |
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| Block letters 6½ mm wide. Paper with silk threads. Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
P17b |
100 Rupees
(1944) |
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| Block letters 6½ mm wide. Paper with silk threads. Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
Military Administration of Burma (1943-1945)
P25b |
1 Rupee
1940 (1945) |
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| Overprint "Military Administration of Burma Legal Tender in Burma Only" on India P25. With large "A" after serial number. Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
Burma Currency Board (1947)
P30 |
1 Rupee
1940 (1947) |
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| Overprint "Burma Currency Board Legal Tender in Burma Only" on India P25c. Images courtesy Ron Wise | |||
P32 |
10 Rupees
(1947) |
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| Overprint "Burma Currency Board Legal Tender in Burma Only" on India P24. Images courtesy Ron Wise | |||
Union Bank of Burma (1953-1958)
P42 |
1 Kyat
(1953) |
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| Images courtesy Ron Wise | |||
P46a |
1 Kyat
(1958) |
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| Eight-character serial number. Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
P46a |
1 Kyat
(1958) |
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| Nine-character serial number. Images courtesy Tod Hunt | |||
P47a |
5 Kyats
(1958) |
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| Images courtesy Ron Wise | |||
P48a |
10 Kyats
(1958) |
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| Images courtesy Tod Hunt | |||
P49a |
20 Kyats
(1958) |
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| Images courtesy Tod Hunt | |||
P50a |
50 Kyats
(1958) |
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| Images courtesy Tod Hunt | |||
P51a |
100 Kyats
(1958) |
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| Images courtesy Tod Hunt | |||
Peoples Bank of Burma (1965)
P52 |
1 Kyat
(1965) |
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| Block letters above serial number. Images courtesy Tod Hunt | |||
P52 |
1 Kyat
(1965) |
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| Without block letters. Images courtesy Tod Hunt | |||
P53 |
5 Kyats
(1965) |
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| Images courtesy Tod Hunt | |||
P54 |
10 Kyats
(1965) |
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| Images courtesy Ron Wise | |||
P55 |
20 Kyats
(1965) |
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| Images courtesy Tod Hunt | |||
Union of Burma Bank (1972-1987)
P56 |
1 Kyat
(1972) |
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| Images courtesy Tod Hunt | |||
P57 |
5 Kyats
(1973) |
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| Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
P58 |
10 Kyats
(1973) |
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| Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
P59 |
25 Kyats
(1972) |
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| Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
P61a |
100 Kyats
(1976) |
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| Images courtesy Tod Hunt | |||
P62 |
15 Kyats
(1986) |
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| Images courtesy Tod Hunt | |||
P63 |
35 Kyats
(1986) |
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| Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
P64 |
45 Kyats
(1987) |
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| Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
P65 |
75 Kyats
(1985) |
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| Images courtesy Tristan White | |||
P66 |
90 Kyats
(1987) |
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| Images courtesy Tod Hunt | |||
