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1 Mat - Mindon Min
| Issuer | Myanmar |
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| Year | 1853 |
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| Value | 1 Mat (0.2) |
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| Obverse script | Burmese |
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| Reverse script | Burmese |
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Mindon Min introduced coinage to Burma in 1853 as part of a deliberate modernization program — the first indigenous Burmese coin series struck to Western metrical standards, designed to facilitate trade and reduce reliance on foreign currency flowing in from British India. The timing was not coincidental: the Second Anglo-Burmese War had just concluded that same year, stripping the kingdom of its southern provinces and leaving Mindon's Konbaung court acutely aware of British commercial encroachment.
The .917 fineness mirrors the standard of contemporary British Indian silver, a pragmatic concession to regional trade realities.