Burma

Burma is an ancient kingdom lying to the east of the Bay of Bengal and the west of Siam. Its immediate neighbours are Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Siam. It was wholly annexed by British force in 1886 and reluctantly became part of British India. But from 1937 the British governed Burma as a separate colony. in 1948 it became a "republic". Sometimes the country uses the name "Myanmar" and sometimes not.

Population: 55 million

Principal language: Burmese

Principal city: Rangoon

The age of consent in Burma is said simply to have been 14 since 1860, and gender is not mentioned.

Monetary systems:
4 Pyas = 1 Pe
2 Pe = 1 Mu
2 Mu = 1 Mat
5 Mat = 1 Kyat
and from 1952 100 Pyas = 1 Kyat

¼ Pe:
Example 1 (cock) $40
Example 2 (cock) $40
Example 3 (cock) $40
Example 1 (lion, petal at top) $50
Example 2 (lion, petal at top) $50
Example 3 (lion, petals diagonal) $50
Example 4 (lion, brass) $50

1 Mu:
1214 F holed $30

1 Pya:
1953 AU $18
1955 BU $20

2 Pyas:
1949 BU $28

1 Pe:
1949 EF $18

2 Pe:
1949 BU $30
1950 EF $18
1951 EF $18

4 Pe:
1949 AU $45
1950 BU $38

8 Pe:
1950 BU $62

5 Pyas:
1952 AU $18
1953 EF $16
1955 BU $20
1962 EF $16
1963 BU $20
1965 BU $20
1966 aluminium BU $16

10 Pyas:
1952 VF $12
1953 EF $16
1955 EF $16
1956 EF $16
1966 aluminium BU $20

25 Pyas:
1952 BU $20
1954 EF $16
1956 EF $16
1959 EF $16
1961 AU $18
1965 EF $16
1966 aluminium BU $20
***1980

50 Pyas:
1952 EF $16
1954 AU $19
1966 aluminium BU $20
1975 FAO BU $18
***1982

1 Kyat:
1953 BU $22
1975 FAO BU $20