{"product_id":"antique-wwii-japanese-occupation-philippines-50-centavos-antique-wwii-japanese-occupation-burma-1-4-rupee-banknote-bg-block-1942-pi-block-1942-copy","title":"Antique WWII Japanese Occupation Burma 1\/4 Rupee Banknote BG Block 1942","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJapanese Government occupation currency, Burma 1\/4 Rupee — \"The Japanese Government 1\/4 Rupee,\" BG block, issued 1942\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJapanese Occupation, Burma (Myanmar); issued 1942\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA Japanese military occupation banknote for 1\/4 Rupee issued for Burma (present-day Myanmar) during the Japanese occupation of 1942–1945, bearing the BG (Burma\/Bengal) block letter designation in red. The face reads THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT \/ BG 1\/4 RUPEE BG on a cream ground with decorative guilloche border and 大日本帝國政府 at the base. The reverse carries a 1\/4 in blue guilloche. Japan occupied Burma in May 1942 following a rapid campaign that pushed British forces back into India, and issued occupation currency in rupee denominations — the existing monetary unit of British Burma — to integrate the territory into the Japanese-controlled Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. The BG block designation is associated with the Burmese issue; some scholars also associate BG with Bengal, where these notes also circulated near the front lines of the India-Burma theater.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/4 Rupee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Japanese Government, Burma occupation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlock:\u003c\/strong\u003e BG (Burma\/Bengal)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1942\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 133 × 67 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circulated — fold lines, toning, and light soiling; minor staining to reverse. Legible throughout. Please see photos for details.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Shogun's Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67614306992445,"sku":"26L0379Fm","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2348\/3709\/files\/1533FF0B-2788-417F-AB03-AA804D4D4A85_4_5005_c.jpg?v=1790888114","url":"https:\/\/shogunsgallery.com\/products\/antique-wwii-japanese-occupation-philippines-50-centavos-antique-wwii-japanese-occupation-burma-1-4-rupee-banknote-bg-block-1942-pi-block-1942-copy","provider":"Shogun's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}