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20 Kyats
| Issuer | Central Bank of Myanmar |
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| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse lettering | 20 CENTRAL BANK OF MYANMAR TWENTY KYATS 20 |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Myanmar's Security Printing Works, established in Rangoon after the 1988 military crackdown that ousted the civilian government and renamed the country, produced this note entirely within the junta's controlled printing infrastructure — a deliberate policy of the State Law and Order Restoration Council to keep currency production domestic and free from foreign scrutiny.
The 1994 series marked the consolidation of SLORC-era monetary policy following years of demonetization trauma, most notoriously the 1987 cancellations of the 25, 35, and 75 Kyat notes — moves that wiped out personal savings overnight and helped trigger the pro-democracy uprising the following year.