New Five Thousand Kyats Note

Central Bank of Myanmar will put into circulation new denomination of Five Thousand Kyats currency note with effect from October 1
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All legal tender currency notes, coins will continue to be in circulation
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CENTRAL BANK OF MYANMAR
NAY PYI TAW

September 24, 2009

PRESS RELEASE

The Central Bank of Myanmar will put into circulation a new denomination of Five Thousand Kyats currency note with effect from October 1, 2009. The new currency note will be issued to the public at the Currency Department of the Central Bank of Myanmar, Banks and Government Treasuries during the banking hours.

All legal tender currency notes and coins will continue to be in circulation.

General description of the new currency note is as follows:-

FIVE THOUSAND KYATS NOTE
Dimension : 15 x 7 cm
Dominant Colour : Red

Obverse Side : On the top, the inscription "ျမန္မာႏိုင္ငံေတာ္ဗဟိုဘဏ္" is printed. In the middle portion, the Note carries the depiction of Royal White Elephant in Myanmar artistic style and the Myanmar inscription "ငါးေထာင္က်ပ္" mentioning the value of the Note. At the bottom, floral designs in Myanmar artistic style are printed. On the three corners, the value of the Note is printed in numeral figures. Bank Note numbers are printed in Myanmar and English. On the right hand side, the Note bears the watermark image of the white elephant. A security thread is embedded upright in the Note.

Reverse Side : On the top, the inscription "CENTRAL BANK OF MYANMAR" is printed. At the bottom, the inscription
"FIVE THOUSAND KYATS" is printed. In the middle, the Note bears the illustration of the building of Hluttaw. On the three corners, the value of the Note is printed in numeral figures.

You can see the reproductions of the new note HERE.