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10 000 Riels - Norodom Sihamoni Pyramids of Egypt
| Issuer | National Bank of Cambodia |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central gold insert features a multicolour hologram depicting the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza in a desert landscape. Surrounding the holographic centre, the silver ring presents high-relief vignettes of seven Wonders of the World, including Angkor Wat at the top, the Colosseum at the left, Borobudur at the lower left, the Taj Mahal at the bottom, and the Great Wall of China at the right, among others. The curved legend 'THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT' runs along the upper periphery, while '999.9 GOLD 999 SILVER' is inscribed along the lower portion of the ring. |
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Cambodia's issuance of an Egyptian pyramid coin in 2005 sits squarely within the "world wonder" commemorative genre that flourished among smaller central banks in the early 2000s, typically produced for the collector export market rather than domestic circulation. These bimetallic pieces were almost never intended to pass through Cambodian hands at face value — 10,000 riels represented roughly $2.50 USD at the time, while production costs far exceeded that figure.
Norodom Sihamoni had ascended to the Cambodian throne just months earlier, in October 2004, making this among the earliest coins struck under his reign authority.