1970- 1971 Gold Burma 2 Mu Patriotic Liberation Army Peacock Coin PCGS UNC

  
1970- 1971 Gold Burma 2 Mu Patriotic Liberation Army Peacock Coin. Weight: 4 Grams of Pure Gold.

X#4 Patriotic Rebel Liberation Army w/ L Punch. Each of the three coins is composed of pure 24-carat gold. A Green Peacock (Pavo muticus), a species of bird native to and revered in Myanmar, is displayed in the center of each coin's obverse.

Flanking the bird to the left and right are indications of the weight. Featured on the reverse of the three coins is the Burmese name of U Nu, the first and third Prime Minister of Myanmar. At some point, the government of the Union of Burma declared ownership of these coins illegal, and anyone in possession of one would be punished with death. As a result, many people often defaced the coins by pounding them into gold wafers.