Burma 1983 10 pyas
Burma began striking coins in the 1800's, under the northern kings of Mindon and Thibaw. At the time, the British were pushing east from India, eventually taking over the region. Burma saw Japanese occupation during World War II, after which the British granted it independence. In 1962 a military junta took over and eventually reformed the country as a socialist enterprise. Since then the country has only slowly emerged from extreme isolation.
This ten pyas is an F.A.O. issue for 1983. Burma also issued five, twenty-five and fifty pyas and one kyat coins for the F.A.O. tho not all in 1983. In 1989, the country was renamed Myanmar.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: 3 g, brass, 20.45 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM 48.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
Link to:
- Burma 1976 50 pyas F.A.O.
- Burma 1980 25 pyas F.A.O.
- Myanmar 1991 5 mu
- Coins and currency dated 1983
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