Description
The kyat is the official currency of Myanmar. The official currency symbol: K or Ks. The term “kyat” originates from the ancient Burmese unit ‘’kyattha’’.
The kyat had been introduced in three stages; the first kyat was introduced in 1889. It was made in silver and equivalent to the Indian rupee, which substituted the kyat after Burma was occupied by the British. The second kyat was introduced in 1943, after the Japanese occupation of Burma in 1942, but then the currency lost its value at the end of the war due to the reintroduction of the Burmese rupee in late 1945. The last and current kyat was introduced in 1952, replacing the Indian rupee at the same time, this kyat had a process of decimalization, and it was subdivided into 100 pya. Today are kyat banknotes circulating in denominations of 50 pyas, K1, K5, K10, K20, K50, K100, K200, K500, K1000, K5000, K10,000.
The 10,000 Myanmar kyats note front design features a modified State Seal of Myanmar featuring a lotus and a pair of elephants, instead of a star, a pair of Chinthe lion and the Armiger.
The reverse of the note illustrates the Mandalay Royal Palace Moat located in Mandalay. The lettering of the note is presented in the Burmese and English languages. This note is part of the 2015 series, and its color is blue, red, purple, green, brown, and yellow on a multicolor underprint.
Text: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်ဗဟိုဘဏ် 10000 Central Bank of Myanmar Ten Thousand Kyats