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1000 Kip Lunar Year of the Snake
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national coat of arms of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, centrally positioned in the field, depicting a stylized landscape with paddy fields, forest, and the That Luang stupa, enclosed within a wreath and surmounted by a cogwheel. The face value '1000 KIP' is inscribed in the lower portion of the field beneath the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ · 1000 KIP · |
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Laos began issuing lunar calendar commemoratives in the late 1990s primarily for export — these coins were never intended for domestic circulation and were sold almost exclusively through foreign bullion and numismatic dealers. The Bank of the Lao PDR functions here less as a monetary authority and more as a licensing arrangement, with production typically contracted to overseas mints.
The Snake is the sixth animal in the twelve-year cycle, and 2013 fell under the Water Snake — a distinction some collector series acknowledge in their packaging but rarely in the coin's actual specification.