¼ Pe (Pice) - Bodawpaya (Large planchet)

Bodawpaya seized the Burmese throne in 1782 by executing his nephew and most of the Konbaung nobility in a purge that left few rivals standing. His coinage reforms came quickly — this large-planchet copper issue was among the earliest monetary output of a reign that would last 37 years and see Burma expand aggressively into Arakan and Manipur. The KM#2.2 designation distinguishes it from the smaller planchet variety, a production distinction likely tied to inconsistent copper supply rather than deliberate policy.