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1 Mu - Mindon Min
| Issuer | Myanmar |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a Chinze, the mythical Burmese half-lion, half-dragon creature, shown in profile facing right in a rampant posture with wings visible, rendered in fine relief. The creature stands upon a ground line, its open jaws and detailed mane rendered in a characteristically Burmese artistic style. A circular legend in Burmese script surrounds the central device, with additional inscriptions distributed around the field. |
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| Obverse script | Burmese |
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Mindon Min refused to cede Burma's monetary system to British India, and these gold mu pieces were part of a deliberate effort to maintain an independent Burmese coinage as colonial pressure intensified following the Second Anglo-Burmese War of 1852. The Mandalay mint operated under royal patronage, and output was never large. Mindon died in 1878 without naming a successor, triggering a palace massacre and the dynastic instability that would end with the Third Anglo-Burmese War and full annexation in 1885.