National symbols of Myanmar

These have been accumulated over centuries and are mainly from the Bamar majority, while other ethnic groups also maintain their own symbols.

During the period of Konbaung Dynasty, the dancing peacock on a red sun is charged on the State seal and the national flag.

It was also stamped on the highest denominator coins minted by the Konbaung dynasty.

An alternative pose, to denote struggle, is the fighting peacock, khut-daung (Burmese: ခွပ်ဒေါင်း), the style originally created as the symbol of the students movement in 1920s.

After 1988, lion began to appear on almost all denominations of Burmese banknotes and coins (1999).