1 Kyat - Mindon Min
Features
| Issuer | Myanmar |
|---|---|
| King |
Mindon Min (1853-1878)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1214 (1853) |
| Calendar | Buddhist (Chulasakarat) |
| 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 ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 31 March 1892 |
| Number |
N# 6847
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
|
| References |
KM# 10  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. |
Obverse
Peacock Left, Full Display
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
Denomination Within Wreath.
Lettering:
ရတနာပိုနေပြဥာ်တော်
၁ိသုံးဒဒဂံ်ါး
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.
Comments
The Kyat coin depicts the personal emblem of the king, a peacock with a fanned out tail on the obverse side. The date depicted on this coin is 1214 CS Burmese era (1853 CE), the year King Mindon Min ascended the throne. It was widely circulated in Burma and was often called the 'peacock rupee'. Actual mintage commenced 'Saturday, 9 waning Tasaungmon (11 November, 1865).
The machinery and dies for producing these silver coins were imported from Birmingham, England. These peacock coins were issued from the Mandalay Mint, which was set up within the Mandalay palace complex, the ruins of which are still in existence. In 1878, new bronze and gold coins bearing a lion motif were issued by Mindon's successor Thibaw. Thus, silver kyat production ceased.
Source: The Peacock Coins, Research in Burma History No. 3, Daw Ma Kyan Kran Do, 1979
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1214 (1853) | $ 32 | $ 45 | $ 75 | $ 410 | $ 2400 | ၁၂၁၄ | |||||||
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