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100 Kip Prussia
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of the Lao People's Democratic Republic displayed centrally, featuring a stylized landscape with fields, irrigation works, a forest, and a star above a hammer and sickle emblem, all enclosed within a wreath of rice sheaves. The circular legend THE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC arcs around the upper periphery in Latin script. The denomination 100 KIP appears in the lower field beneath the arms, separated by a decorative ribbon banner bearing an inscription in Lao script. |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed depiction of the five-masted clipper ship Prussia under full sail, shown in profile sailing upon stylized waves that fill the lower field. The vessel's rigging and sails are rendered with precision, conveying the grandeur of this legendary German sailing ship. The legend FIVE MAST CLIPPER arcs along the upper periphery in Latin script, while the date 1988 appears in the lower exergue beneath the waterline. |
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Issued as part of a Lao commemorative gold series from the late 1980s, this piece belongs to a broader program in which the Bank of the Lao PDR produced small-format gold coins depicting subjects with no direct connection to Laotian history — European monarchies, international events, and foreign rulers among them. Prussia's inclusion reflects the eclectic, collector-market-driven logic behind the series rather than any diplomatic or historical tie.