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10 000 Kip Golden Dragon Fish
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Value | 10 000 Kip |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed depiction of an Asian Arowana (Golden Dragon Fish) leaps dynamically upward across the central field, its large scales and elongated barbels rendered with fine engraving detail. To the upper left, an oval cartouche bears the Chinese character '福' (fortune/luck), while the Chinese characters '金龍魚' (Golden Dragon Fish) appear vertically along the right margin. A lotus flower and aquatic vegetation are visible in the lower right background, evoking a natural pond setting. The Latin legend '1/25 OZ 999.9 FINE GOLD' arcs along the left rim, and the denomination '10,000 Kip' together with 'GOLDEN DRAGON FISH' appears along the lower periphery. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The golden dragon fish — known in Lao as ปลามังกร and across Southeast Asia as the arowana — carries enormous cultural weight in the region as a symbol of prosperity, making it a natural subject for commemorative bullion issues targeting the collector and gift markets of the early 2000s. Laos produced several small-format gold pieces during this period partly to generate hard currency revenue, as the kip had suffered a severe collapse between 1997 and 1999 in the wake of the Asian financial crisis, losing roughly 85% of its value against the dollar.