Characteristics
Height: 4.1cm, 1.6 in
Base: 2.4cm, 1 in
Weight: 5 kyat/tical, 81 grams (kyat mass: 15.9g)
Base plan: hexagonal
Base lines: Four
Sign: bird sign (no longer distinguishable)
Frequency: 49/1000
Period: 1796-1819
Form: bird
* Earth to Heaven: The Royal Animal-Shaped Weights of the Burmese Empire Paperback –2002 by Joan & Donald Gear
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