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5 Kyats
| Issuer | Peoples Bank of Burma |
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| Year | 1965 |
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| Currency | Third kyat (1952-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ပြည်ထောင်စုမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ပြည်သူ့ဘဏ် ငါးကျပ် (Translation: Union of Myanmar State People's Bank Five Kyat) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Burma's 1965 currency reform replaced the kyat notes issued under the Union Bank with a new series tied directly to the revolutionary government's Socialist Programme Party, which had seized power in Ne Win's 1962 coup. The People's Bank of Burma was itself a creation of that coup — the old central banking structure was dismantled almost immediately after the military takeover.
Security Banknote Company, the Chicago-based firm, printed this series. A print run just over twelve million is modest by regional standards, and attrition from Burma's largely cash-dependent rural economy was high.