Myanmar kyat

Kyat
ကျပ်ငွေ (formal) ; ကျပ် (informal)
Ks. 1,000/- (2004)	Ks. 1,000/- (2020)
ISO 4217
Code	MMK (numeric: 104)
Subunit	0.01
Unit
Symbol	K‎ (singular); Ks. (plural)
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄100	pya
Banknotes
Freq. used	Ks. 50/-, Ks. 100/-, Ks. 200/-, Ks. 500/-, Ks. 1,000/-, Ks. 5,000/-, Ks. 10,000/-
Rarely used	Ks. 50/-, K 1/-, Ks. 5/-, Ks. 10/-, Ks. 20/-, Ks. 20,000/-
Coins
Rarely used	K 1/-, Ks. 5/-, Ks. 10/-, Ks. 50/-, Ks. 100/-.
Demographics
User(s)	Myanmar
Issuance
Central bank	Central Bank of Myanmar
Website	www.cbm.gov.mm
Valuation
Inflation	23%
Source	The World Factbook, 2023 est.

The kyat (US: /ˈtʃɑːt/ or /ˈkjɑːt/;^[1] Burmese: ကျပ် [tɕaʔ]; ISO 4217 code MMK) is the currency of Myanmar (Burma). The typical notation for the kyat is "K" (singular) and "Ks." (plural), placed before the numerals followed by "/-". Amounts less than K. 1/- are typically denoted with the number of pyas following "-/" (e.g. -/50 denotes half a kyat).

The term kyat derives from the Burmese unit kyattha (Burmese: ကျပ်သား), equal to 16.3 (16.329324593) grams of silver.^[2]^[3]

^ Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917], Peter Roach; James Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds.), English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 3-12-539683-2
^ Yule, Sir Henry; Burnell, Arthur Coke (30 July 1968). "Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive". Munshiram Manoharlal. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2020 – via Google Books.
^ Robinson, Michael; Shaw, Lewis A. (30 July 1980). The Coins and Banknotes of Burma. M. Robinson and L.A. Shaw. ISBN 9780950705309. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2020 – via Google Books.

[1] Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917], Peter Roach; James Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds.), English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 3-12-539683-2

[2] Yule, Sir Henry; Burnell, Arthur Coke (30 July 1968). "Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive". Munshiram Manoharlal. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2020 – via Google Books.

[3] Robinson, Michael; Shaw, Lewis A. (30 July 1980). The Coins and Banknotes of Burma. M. Robinson and L.A. Shaw. ISBN 9780950705309. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2020 – via Google Books.

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