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10 Att / 1 Hào / 1 Chiao
| Issuer | Pathet Lao (Free Lao Movement) |
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| Year | 1945-1946 |
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| Reference(s) | P#A1 |
| Obverse description | Central vignette of a kneeling Buddhist monk seated beneath a ceremonial parasol, engaged in preparing food. Bilingual and trilingual inscriptions in Lao, Latin, and Chinese scripts appear below the vignette, with additional Lao text running along the borders. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1 hào 毛一 |
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The Pathet Lao notes of 1945–46 predate the movement's better-known currency issues by years and are among the earliest paper money associated with Lao independence agitation. Produced under genuinely improvised conditions during the chaotic period following Japan's sudden surrender and before France reasserted firm colonial control, these notes circulated in areas where the Lao Issara provisional government was attempting to establish administrative legitimacy.
The trilingual denomination — Lao, Vietnamese, and Chinese scripts combined — reflects the political reality of a resistance network with deep ties to the Viet Minh rather than a fully autonomous monetary authority.