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 | | The local currency is the Kyat (pronounced 'chat'); recently there have been banknotes with the following face values: 1, 5, 10, 15(!), 20, 45(!), 50, 90(!), 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 Kyat. |
 | | The Kyat’s official value is about 6 Kyat per US$ but on the fl (or better 'grey') market your greenback fetches more than 100 times as much, depending on the rate. |
 | | However, caution is the mother of wit as there are a number of banknotes with rather funny denominations (15, 45 and 90 Kyat) as well as quite a few invalid ones as for example 35, 75 and old 100 Kyat. |
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