Catalog
1 Kip
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Laos |
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| Year | 1957-1962 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio print on pale paper. Central vignette of the That Ing Hang stupa surrounded by palm trees in Ban Thad village, Savannakhet, flanked by the Lao coat of arms with the Erawan three-headed elephant; nāga dragon and fish motifs appear in the design. Lao script inscriptions frame the composition. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DU LAOS LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI CONFORMÉMENT À LA LOI UN KIP |
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The Banque Nationale du Laos was established in 1954 following the dissolution of the Banque de l'Indochine's monopoly over the former French territories, and this 1 Kip belongs to the institution's first issued series — the founding notes of an independent Lao monetary system. Security Banknote Company of Philadelphia handled the printing, an unusual choice given that newly independent Francophone states more commonly turned to European security printers in this period.
The question mark on the printer date suggests records are incomplete, and the series span of five years implies multiple print runs, though distinguishing them by date is not straightforward from the notes themselves.