Characteristics
Height: 5cm, 2 in
Base: 4cm, 1.57 in
Weight: 20 kyat/tical, 290 grams (kyat mass: 14.5g)
Mouth Appendage: Rod
Base plan: octagonal
Base lines: 3 horizontal lines
Sign: Front Circular Depression
Auxiliary Sign: Absent
Frequency: 10/1000
Period: 1539-1551 King Tabinshwehti
Form: beast
* Earth to Heaven: The Royal Animal-Shaped Weights of the Burmese Empire Paperback , 2002 by Joan & Donald Gear
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