| 21. | His mother received Kyats 40 per month as honorarium salary for this medal.
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| 22. | At the more widely used black market rate one dollar fetches about 120 kyats.
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| 23. | The black market value of the kyat is considered one good indicator of inflation.
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| 24. | The free market rate, however, is about 160 kyats to the dollar.
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| 25. | Two years ago, the kyat was trading at about 110 to the dollar.
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| 26. | The kyat is not accepted in international transactions.
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| 27. | Price : 300 kyats ( 80 cents ).
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| 28. | It appeared more daunting when converted to the Burmese kyat equivalent of 10 million.
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| 29. | But on the streets of Yangon, it takes 125 kyats to buy a dollar.
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| 30. | And Myannmar has it's kyat.
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