Catalog
1/8 Pya
| Issuer | Royal Burmese Mint |
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| Year | 1868 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a hare (the lunar hare, a traditional Burmese royal symbol) in profile facing left, rendered in low relief against a plain field. The animal is shown in a recumbent or crouching posture with ears erect. Surrounding the central device is a beaded inner border, with Burmese numerals arranged around the periphery of the field. The entire design is enclosed within a dotted border running along the coin's rim. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a Burmese inscription denoting the denomination, framed within an open wreath of leafy branches tied at the base with a floral ornament, the sprays extending symmetrically upward to either side. The denomination legend in Burmese script is positioned horizontally across the upper portion of the wreath interior. The entire design is enclosed within a dotted border running along the coin's rim, consistent with the obverse treatment. |
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Burma's lead coinage of this period occupies a peculiar position in numismatic history — lead was not a prestige metal chosen for permanence, but a practical concession to the chronic shortage of copper in the Konbaung court's treasury. The 1868 issue came just years before the British annexation of Upper Burma in 1885 extinguished the royal mint entirely, making these pieces among the last indigenous Burmese coinage struck under genuine royal authority rather than colonial administration.