Catalog
50 Kyats Not Issued
| Issuer | Union Bank of Burma |
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| Year | 1953 |
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| Value | 50 Kyats (50 MMK) |
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| Reverse description | Brown intaglio-printed vignette of the Mandalay Palace complex viewed across a moat, with the fortified wall and multi-tiered pyatthat tower reflected in the still water, framed by trees at left. The legend UNION BANK OF BURMA runs along the top border, with FIFTY KYATS at lower right, all enclosed within an elaborate scrollwork frame with corner numerals 50. |
| Reverse lettering | UNION BANK OF BURMA FIFTY KYATS |
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P#44A occupies an unusual corner of Burmese numismatic history: a fully printed note that never entered circulation. The Union Bank of Burma ordered the 50 Kyat denomination from De La Rue as part of the broader 1953 series, but the value was ultimately withheld from issue — the lower denominations were deemed sufficient for the economy's immediate needs in the years following independence.
Survivors exist as printer's remainders or archival specimens, which accounts for why examples surface in near-perfect condition. Not preservation luck — simply notes that were never meant to leave the vault.