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The denomination of paper money is 50 cents and 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 5000 and 10000 kyats. (Among them, 5000 kyats banknotes were issued on June 65438+ 10/day, 2009. Although it is the largest banknote issued in the history of Myanmar banks, its actual value is still less than $5. )

* * * The Republic of Myanmar (English: the Union of Myanmar) is referred to as Myanmar for short. It is a country in Southeast Asia and a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It borders the Andaman Sea in the southwest, India and Bangladesh in the northwest, China in the northeast, Thailand and Laos in the southeast, and Naypyidaw, the capital.

Myanmar is an ancient civilization with a long history. After the unification of 1044, it experienced four feudal dynasties: Bagan, Bagu, Soochow and Gongbang. From 1824 to 1885, Britain launched three wars of aggression against Myanmar and occupied it. 1886, Britain designated Myanmar as a province of British India.

1948 1 Myanmar declared its independence from the Commonwealth and established the Union of Myanmar. 1974 65438+ 10 was renamed as the Socialist Republic of Myanmar. 1In September, 1988, soldiers headed by Maung Saw, Minister of National Defense, took over the political power and established the National Security Restoration Committee (11997 was renamed the Myanmar National Peace and Development Committee).

1September, 988, changed its name from "Socialist Republic of Myanmar" to "Union of Myanmar". In May 2008, the new constitution was passed, which stipulated the implementation of the presidential system. 20 1 1 In February, Myanmar National Assembly elected Thein Sein as the first president of Myanmar. 2065438+In March 2006, Myanmar's Federal Parliament elected Wu Tingjue as the first democratically elected president in Myanmar for more than half a century.