Myanmar, Union of Burma (1886-1986), 1966 AD.,
25 Pyas (22-23 mm / 1,80 g), aluminium, scalloped shape with 6 notches, mintage ? , medal alignment ↑↑ , smooth edge,
Obv.: (...) , Burmese script around head of General Ne Win 1/4 right flanked by stars.
Rev.: (...) , value above date in Burmese script and numerals, flanked by sprays.
KM 41 .
Ne Win, born on 24 May or 14 May 1911 or 10 July 1910 – 5 December 2002) was a politician and military commander. He was Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974 and also head of state from 1962 to 1981. He also was the founder and from 1963 to 1988 the chairman of the Burma Socialist Programme Party, which from 1964 until 1988 was the sole political party in the Burmese nation state.
In
1937, Burma was separated from India, becoming a separate British colony with limited self-government. Burma became an independent nation outside the British Commonwealth on Jan. 4, 1948, the constitution of 1948 providing for a parliamentary democracy and the nationalization of certain industries. However, political and economic problems persisted, and on March 2, 1962,
Gen. Ne Win took over the government, suspended the constitution, installed himself as chief of state, and pursued a socialistic program with nationalization of nearly all industry and trade. On Jan. 4, 1974, a new constitution adopted by referendum established Burma as a socialist republic under one-party rule. The country name was changed to Myanmar in 1989.
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