The Kyat is the national currency of which Asian country?
Burmese kyat Burmese kyat The kyat (, or ; ; ISO 4217 code MMK) is the currency of Myanmar (Burma). It is often abbreviated as "K" (singular or plural) or "Ks" (plural), which is placed before or after the numerical value, depending on author preference. The term "kyat" derives from the ancient Burmese unit "kyattha", equal to 16.3 grams of silver. From 2001-2012, the official exchange rate varied between 5.75 and 6.70 kyats per US dollar (8.20 to 7.00 kyats per euro). However, the street rate (black market rate), which more accurately took into account the standing of the national economy, has
Burmese kyat pe and 1 mu. The obverses bore the Royal Peacock Seal, from which the coins got their name. The reverse contained the denomination and mint date (in the Burmese era, which starts from AD 638). In the 1860s and 1870s, lead coins were issued for and pya, with copper, brass, tin and iron pe (1 pya) and copper 2 pya. Further gold coins were issued in 1866 for 1 pe, mu and 1 kyat, with 5 mu issued in 1878. No coins were issued for this currency. In 1956, coins were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25 and