Azad Hind Bank
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{{Infobox company
| name = Azad Hind Bank
Indian National Bank
National Bank of Azad Hind
| logo = Azad Hind Currency.jpg
| logo_size = 300px
| industry = Banking, financial services
| foundation = 5 April 1944
| area_served = Burma, Singapore and India
| location = Rangoon
| type = Public
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| key_people = Debnath Das
(Chairperson)
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| owner = Azad Hind
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Azad Hind Bank was established on 5 April 1944, at Rangoon, the then headquarters of the Provisional Azad Hind Indian government supported by Imperial Japan.
Establishment
On 21 October 1943 Subhash Chandra Bose formed provisional government of Azad Hind and early after it Bose declared war against British Raj and its allies on 23 October 1943.
Bose established the Azad Hind bank to manage funds donated by the Indian community from across the world for the liberation of India from the British Raj, while utilizing the bank's services for the operations of the Azad Hind Fauj. The bank maintained its branches throughout Japan occupied countries. The currency notes were issued in the form of Promissory note, and these notes were usually printed on one side. The money collected by the Azad Hind government was kept in the Bank. Initially the bank had an authorized capital of {{INR}} 5 million and paid-up capital of {{INR}} 2.5 million.{{cite book|title=Fiery Dragons: Banks, Moneylenders and Microfinance in Burma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nxb9fwtVUcwC|page=133|last=Turnell|first=Sean|publisher=NIAS Press|year=2009|isbn=9788776940409|accessdate=24 January 2016}}{{cite book|title=Netaji: Rediscovered|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b9bQyfKq_EMC|page=77|last=Basu|first=Kanailal|publisher=Author House|year=2010|isbn=9781449055691|accessdate=24 January 2016}}{{cite news|title=Netaji currency made public|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/netaji-currency-made-public/article91486.ece|last=Singh|first=Mahim Pratap|newspaper=The Hindu|date=26 January 2010|accessdate=24 January 2016}}{{cite news|title=Mystery of Netaji's missing treasure|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gujarati-Muslim-gave-Rs-1-crore-to-Netaji/articleshow/14870715.cms|last=khan|first=Saeed|newspaper=The Times of India|date=14 July 2014|accessdate=24 January 2016}}
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