1194) "Bogyoke" (Major General) Aung San (13.02.1915 - 19.07.1947), Myanmar: Depicted on a 1000 Kyat Banknote issued by the Central Bank of Myanmar: Date of Banknote issue: 04.01.2020:

1194) "Bogyoke" (Major General) Aung San (13.02.1915 - 19.07.1947), Myanmar: Depicted on a 1000 Kyat Banknote issued by the Central Bank of Myanmar: Date of Banknote issue: 04.01.2020:

The Central Bank of Myanmar has circulated a 1,000 Kyat Banknote on 04.01.2020 depicting the portrait of Bogyoke (Major General) Aung San, who was the father of Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1991 and current leading political figure in Myanmar. 

The 1,000 Kyat Banknote depicting "Bogyoke" Aung San placed against a background enlargement of the Back of the Banknote

Bogyoke (Major General) Aung San (13.02.1915 - 19.07.1947:

He was a Burmese politician and revolutionary. He served as the 5th Premier of Burma (present day Myanmar) from 1946 to 1947. 

He was named Htein Lin at birth and studied at Yenangyaung High School and Rangoon University and was

Initially he was a communist and then a social democratic politician. He was known as a revolutionary, nationalist and as the founder of the "Tatmadaw" (modern-day Myanmar Armed Forces) and is considered as the "Father of the Nation" of modern-day Myanmar.

He was responsible for bringing about Burma's independence from the British Rule.

During World War II, he initially collaborated with the Japanese forces, but later came over to the British fold. He is recognised as the leading architect of Burmese independence and the Founder of the Union of Burma (present day Myanmar). He was the Premier of the British Colony of Burma and was the President of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League from 1946 to 1947, when he was assassinated by his political rivals six months before Burma's independence on 04.01.1048.

He is affectionately known as "Bogyoke" ("Major General") and still held in the highest esteem by the Burmese people.

The Banknote:

The Front of the 1,000 Kyat Banknote shows Aung San's quarter-length bust. The denomination of the Banknote is printed in Myanmar numerals at the top left and in Arabic numerals at top right and bottom left corners.

A portrait of Aung San also appears in a watermark. The security thread and the serial number of the Banknote are placed vertically.

On the Back of the 1,000 Kyat Banknote is seen the Parliament building in the new capital city of Naypyidaw, where the government moved in phases from 2002 to 2012. It is located about 225 miles North of Yangon (Rangoon).

The Omron rings meant as an anti-counterfeiting/electronic copying feature are present on both sides of the Banknote.

The presently circulating Banknotes in the denominations of 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 5000 and 10000 Kyat denominations will continue to circulate and be treated as legal tender as hithertobefore.

For my interesting post on Burmese currency and Aung San's role in the Independence Movement, please visit the following link:

1) Currency and Coinage of Myanmar (formerly Burma) - Kyat and Pya

2) "Bogyoke" (Major General) Aung San (13.02.1915 - 19.07.1947), Myanmar: Depicted on a 1000 Kyat Banknote issued by the Central Bank of Myanmar: Date of issue: 04.01.2020

 3) Our trip to Ratnagiri, including the Thibaw Palace & the residence of Bal Gangadhar Tilak  

 4) Commemorative coins on Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak; The Father of the Indian National Movement Also called “The founder of militant Nationalism in India”