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 > ========================================================= Important > Subscriber Information: > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/ > museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the > listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message > should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).