1 Kyat - Mindon Min

Issuer Myanmar
Year 1853
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Kyat
Currency First kyat (1852-1889)
Composition Silver (.917)
Weight 11.6638 g
Diameter 31 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to 31 March 1892
Reference(s) KM#10
Obverse description Peacock Left, Full Display
Obverse script
Obverse lettering တံဆိပ်တော်
(Translation: According to Robinson & Shaw `The coins and banknotes of Burma`, p.92-93 the words on the obverse are `Tazeik taw` or `Royal stamp`.)
Reverse description Denomination Within Wreath.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering ရတနာပုံနေပြည်တော် ၁ိသုံးဒင်္ဂါး
(Translation: the outer reverse legend is `Yandabon Nepydiaw` or `Mandalay the Royal residence`. The central inscription is `t`tjat thon dinga` or `Use coin as 1 kyat` and the date below is 1214 Buddhist era, 1852-53 AD.)
Edge Reeded.
Mint
Mintage 1214 (1853) - ၁၂၁၄ -
Numisquare ID 3960690830
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