British Burma, 1939

Burma was separated from British India and became a separate colony on 1 April 1937. A new flag became official on 9 February 1939. It was a British Blue Ensign with on the fly, on a golden disk, a dancing peacock in natural colours, the emblem of the last Royal dynasty, that ended in 1885. The design was in fact taken from the 1-kyat silver coin as had been used in the time of King Mindon Min. In 1941 the flag was abolished by the Japanese but after the Second World War it was used again until 1948.