Burma Kyat PEACOCK Silver Coin, 1852 AD (CS1214), Lettering around, NGC XF

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Features

Issuer Myanmar

King Mindon Min (1853-1878)

Type Standard circulation coin

Year 1214 (1853)

Calendar Buddhist (Chulasakarat)

Value 1 Kyat

Currency First kyat (1852-1889)

Composition Silver (.917)

Weight 11.6638 g

Diameter 31 mm

Thickness 3 mm

Shape Round

Technique Milled

Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑

Number N# 6847

References KM# 10

Obverse

Peacock Left, Full Display

Lettering: တံဆိပ်တော်

Translation: According to Robinson & Shaw 'The coins and banknotes of Burma', p.92-93 the words on the obverse are 'Tazeik taw' or 'Royal stamp'.

Reverse

Denomination Within Wreath.

Lettering:

ရတနာပုံနေပြည်တော်

၁ိသုံးဒင်္ဂါး

Translation: the outer reverse legend is 'Yandabon Nepydiaw' or 'Mandalay the Royal residence'. The central inscription is 't'tjat thon dinga' or 'Use coin as 1 kyat' and the date below is 1214 Buddhist era, 1852-53 AD.

Edge

Reeded.

Comments

The Kyat coin depicts the personal emblem of the king, a peacock with a fanned out tail on the obverse side. The date depicted on this coin is 1214 CS Burmese era (1853 CE), the year King Mindon Min ascended the throne. It was widely circulated in Burma and was often called the 'peacock rupee'.

The machinery and dies for producing these silver coins were imported from Birmingham, England. These peacock coins were issued from the Mandalay Mint, which was set up within the Mandalay palace complex, the ruins of which are still in existence. In 1878, new bronze and gold coins bearing a lion motif were issued by Mindon's successor Thibaw. Thus, silver kyat production ceased.