Independence Monument - Yangon, Myanmar
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N 16° 46.391 E 096° 09.576
47Q E 197193 N 1856630
Myanmar's Independence Monument is set in the center of Yangon's Maha Bandula Park.
Waymark Code: WMVH5G
Location: Myanmar
Date Posted: 04/19/2017
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Lonely Planet (
visit link) informs us:
"This 165ft white obelisk inside Mahabandoola Garden is surrounded by two concentric circles of chinthe (half-lion, half-dragon deity). Designed by Sithu U Tin, one of the architects of nearby City Hall, it was erected in 1948 replacing a statue of Queen Victoria."
The stamp's denomination is 14 pyi. It was issued in 1953 to mark Myanmar's fifth anniversary of independence.
Stamp Issuing Country: Myanmar
Date of Issue: 1953
Denomination: 14 pyi
Color: green
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
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