45 Kyats

The 45 Kyat denomination was introduced specifically because 45 was considered a numerologically auspicious number by Ne Win, Burma's longtime ruler who governed through the Burma Socialist Programme Party. It was not a convenient denomination for commerce — it was personal superstition driving monetary policy. Ne Win reportedly consulted an astrologer before ordering the denomination, part of a broader pattern that also produced 75 and 90 Kyat notes in the same period.

The reform that created these unusual denominations simultaneously demonetized the 25, 35, and 75 Kyat notes without compensation, wiping out savings held by ordinary citizens and helping trigger the 1988 pro-democracy uprising.