Myanmar's 1999 coinage was struck under the military junta known as the State Peace and Development Council, which had renamed Burma and its institutions — including the central bank — following the brutal suppression of the 1988 pro-democracy uprising. International sanctions during this period restricted the country's access to foreign minting facilities, and production remained domestic.
Myanmar's 1999 coinage was struck under the military junta known as the State Peace and Development Council, which had renamed Burma and its institutions — including the central bank — following the brutal suppression of the 1988 pro-democracy uprising. International sanctions during this period restricted the country's access to foreign minting facilities, and production remained domestic.