Your one-quarter rupee note sounds like a Japanese occupation of  
Burma note, issued in 1942.

Lonn Taylor
Fort Davis, Texas
On May 18, 2006, at 4:22 PM, Darryl MacKenzie wrote:

> Please forgive any cross posting.
>
> While doing some accessioning today, we came across two bank notes  
> between the pages of a copy of "The Concise Ready Reckoner and  
> Interest Tables" by Arnold Thomas. One note is a 100 Kronur note  
> from Iceland, that I believe was minted in 1961, the other is more  
> elusive.
>
> It is a 1/4 Rupee note issued by the Japanese Government, blue ink  
> on cream coloured linen paper. To either side of denomination of  
> the note, the capital letters BE are in red ink. If anyone has  
> information on this item, we would appreciate hearing from you. A  
> search on the internet has thus far yielded no information about  
> Japan issuing Rupee notes, or India receiving notes from the  
> japanese government.
>
> Thank you in advance for your help.
>
> Darryl MacKenzie,
> Manager,
> Oliver and District Museum
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