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2.04117 g 31.5 grain 2 မတ်သား: mattha: 4.08233 g 63 grain 2 ငါးမူးသား: nga mutha [N 1] 8.16466 g 0.288 oz: 2 ကျပ်သား: kyattha [N 2] 16.3293 g 0.576 oz 2 အဝက်သား: awettha: 204.117 g 7.2 oz 12.5 အစိတ်သား: aseittha: 408.233 g 14.4 oz 2 ငါးဆယ်သား: ngase tha ...
It remains in widespread use in Myanmar, where it is approximately equivalent to 16.33 grams (0.576 oz), and in the gold trade in Thailand, where it is defined as 15.244 grams (0.5377 oz) for bullion and 15.16 grams (0.535 oz) for jewellery. [1] For other uses, the baht is defined in Thailand as exactly 15 grams (0.5291 oz). [2]
The black market exchange rates (USD to MMK) decrease during the peak of the tourist season in Burma (December to January). During the 2003 Myanmar banking crisis, the kyat's black market rate appreciated when distrust in kyat-deposited banks increased demand for kyat banknotes. [4] At its peak, the kyat traded for as high as Ks. 850/- per USD. [5]
Exchange rates: kyats per US dollar – 1,205 (2008 est.), 1,296 (2007), 1,280 (2006), 5.82 (2005), 5.7459 (2004), 6.0764 (2003) note: unofficial exchange rates ranged in 2004 from 815 kyat/US dollar to nearly 970 kyat/US dollar, and by year end 2005, the unofficial exchange rate was 1,075 kyat/US dollar; data shown for 2003–05 are official ...
English: Coin 1 kyat, Burma, 1853, Mindon Min. Sterling silver 917, weight 11.18 g, diameter 30.9 mm, thickness 1.6 mm. On the obverse there is a peacock - the coat of arms of Burma and the inscription in Burmese meaning - "Royal coinage", on the reverse - "Royal residence Mandalay", the date according to the Buddhist calendar - "1214" and the denomination - "Use as 1 kyat".
Some of these units are still in use, albeit standardised to SI/metric measurements. When the Royal Thai Survey Department began cadastral survey in 1896, Director R. W. Giblin, F.R.G.S., noted, "It so happens that 40 metres or 4,000 centimetres are equal to one sen," so all cadastral plans are plotted, drawn, and printed to a scale of 1:4,000. [2]
In 1942, the Japanese issued notes for 1, 5 and 10 cents and 1 ⁄ 4, 1 ⁄ 2, 1, 5, 10 and 100 rupees. These were replaced in 1944 by notes issued in 1, 5, 10, and 100 kyats, also known as the short lived Second Burmese kyat. In 1945, the Military Administration issued overprinted Indian notes for 1, 5, 10 and 100 rupees to replace the ...
English: Myanmar (Burma) 1 Kyat (Rupee) 1214 (=1852-53) popular Silver Coin D. = 31 mm. 11.59 g Ag 0.9170 King Mindon Min, 1214-1240 (1853 to 1878) Peacock with full display / Denomination and date within wreath. KM 10 Condition: About EXTREMELY FINE