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100 000 Kip Buddha
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | THE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 2006 |
| Reverse description | A finely rendered effigy of the Buddha seated in the dhyana (meditation) posture upon a lotus throne, shown in three-quarter view with hands resting in the lap in the dhyana mudra and a circular nimbus behind the head. Two Chinese characters (佛祖, meaning 'The Buddha') appear to the upper right of the figure, with the denomination 100,000 Kip inscribed below them. The legend 1/2 oz 999.9 GOLD is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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Laos issued a wave of high-denomination gold and silver collector pieces in the 2000s through the Bank of the Lao PDR, most distributed through European numismatic wholesalers rather than any domestic retail channel. Domestic circulation was never the point — the 100,000 Kip face value was essentially nominal against the gold content, and Lao citizens had no practical mechanism to acquire or redeem them.
The .9999 fineness places it among the purer issues of the decade, matching bullion coin standards rather than the .900 or .916 alloys common to most commemorative programs of neighboring states.