# What is this bizarre coin? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 13, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bizarre-coin/768438 "2016-10-13T17:20:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![theOldGoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@theOldGoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theOldGoat)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bizarre-coin/768438/1 "2016-10-13T17:20:28Z")
A friend showed me this bizarre coin. Anyone have any idea what it is? I’ll hang up and listen [https://postimg.org/image/q95taf22d/](https://postimg.org/image/q95taf22d/) ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bizarre-coin/768438/2 "2016-10-13T17:33:21Z")
[Burma](http://www.coins-world.net/asia/myanmar-burma/1-kyat/coin597.html) 1975 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bizarre-coin/768438/3 "2016-10-13T17:35:02Z")
What took you so long? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bizarre-coin/768438/4 "2016-10-13T17:49:43Z")
I’m so sorry … I know I should have been quicker but the tea pot was whistling and the cat was puking on my pillow … I know I should have paid closer attention … can you find it your heart to forgive me?