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| Issuer | Union of Burma Bank |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Value | 45 Kyats (45 MMK) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Thakin Po Hla Gyi, leader of the 1938 oil workers' strike at the Burmah Oil Company, rendered in intaglio at right, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint in blue, orange, and green tones. The denomination numeral '45' appears at lower right in Arabic numerals, with the Burmese script equivalent at lower left, both within a dark blue rectangular panel. A decorative rosette vignette occupies the right margin, and the bank title in Burmese script runs along the upper portion of the note. |
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| Reverse description | A central oval vignette presents two oil workers — one in traditional Burmese dress and one in protective gear — standing alongside drilling equipment, with a panoramic view of oil field derricks extending across the right half of the composition. The vignette is set within an elaborate guilloche border in blue, orange, and green, with a decorative rosette to the left. The issuer title 'UNION OF BURMA BANK' runs along the top panel, and the denomination 'FORTY FIVE KYATS' is inscribed along the lower border, with the numeral '45' in large italic figures at the lower right. |
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| Protection description | Watermark portrait of Thakin Po Hla Gyi |
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