Burma 5-PYAS (KM33)¶
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Obverse CHINTHES
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Reverse Denomination
- Composition
- Copper-Nickel
- Country
- Burma
- Approx. Size
- 20mm
- Area
- Asia
- Animal Class
- Mythological
- Species
- Chinthes
- KM#
- 33
Chinthes -- mythological half-lion half-dragon creatures -- are all over Burma (now Myanmar), especially as the undefeatable guardians of Buddhist temples. This scalloped coin was issued from CS1314 to CS1328 (1952-1966). I believe this one is dated 1965.
Burma¶
- Area
- Asia
Burma is no longer Burma. It became Myanmar in 1989. Burma became independent from Britain in 1948 with a parliamentary democracy. In 1962, things weren't going so well, so General Ne Win took over the whole place, including most of the business. Things must have gone well for the General, because in a 1974 referendum Burma officially became a socialist republic under one-party rule. Burma grows and exports a lot of rice.
