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5 Pyas FAO
| Issuer | Union Bank of Myanmar |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Value | 5 Pyas |
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| Reverse description | The numeral '၅' (5) in large Myanmar script occupies the central field, with the denomination 'ပြား' (Pyas) inscribed in smaller Myanmar script immediately below. The central denomination is surrounded by an ornate decorative border composed of stylised foliate and floral motifs that encircle the entire design, framing the inscription within a decorative wreath-like arrangement. |
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| Reverse lettering | ၅ ပြား (Translation: 5 Pyas) |
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Issued under the FAO coin program, which by the late 1980s had been running for over two decades as a United Nations initiative to embed food-security messaging into everyday coinage. Myanmar's participation was limited — this 1987 piece is among the few FAO-designated issues from the country before the military junta's 1988 crackdown effectively severed Burma from most international institutional programs following the brutal suppression of the 8888 Uprising.