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15 Kyats

Issuer Union of Burma Bank
Year 1986
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Value 15 Kyats
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Obverse description Intaglio portrait vignette of General Aung San (born Htein Lin, 1915–1947), national independence hero, positioned to the left of centre in military uniform with rank insignia visible at the collar. To the right, a multicolour floral arabesque underprint frames a large guilloche rosette bearing the denomination in Burmese script, with the numeral 15 in Arabic digits at lower right. The issuer's name appears in Burmese script within a decorative panel across the upper right, and the numeral denomination in a green ornamental cartouche occupies the lower left.
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Reverse description Left panel presents an intaglio vignette of the seated Burmese theatrical puppet figure Min Thar within an elaborately bordered arched niche rendered in dark blue-green, set against a finely executed guilloche ground. The central and right fields carry a bold multicolour lotus and floral arabesque motif in red, green, and teal against a light guilloche underprint, with the English denomination legend to the right of centre. The issuer's name in English appears in red letterpress along the lower centre, and the numeral 15 in intaglio is placed at the lower right corner.
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