Characteristics
Weight: 20 kyat/tical, 280 grams (kyat mass: 15.7g)
Height: 6cm, 2.4 in
Base: 4cm, 1.6 in
Base plan: octagonal
Base lines: 3 horizontal lines
Sign: indistinguishable
Frequency: 26/1000
Period: 1767-1785, King Hsinbyushin
Form: Bird, Kalaweik
* Earth to Heaven: The Royal Animal-Shaped Weights of the Burmese Empire Paperback –2002 by Joan & Donald Gear
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