Catalog
1000 Kip - Sisavang Vatthana
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Laos |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Reference(s) | P#18 |
| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of King Sisavang Vatthana in military uniform at left centre, set against an intricate guilloche underprint in violet and pink tones. The denomination '1000' appears at lower left and right corners, with the value in Lao script 'ພັນກີບ' printed in the central medallion. Lao text inscription of the bank name runs along the top margin, with two facsimile signatures above the central vignette and a Lao legal tender clause along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a single elephant standing in a tropical jungle landscape, rendered in fine engraved detail with palm trees and dense foliage. The bank name 'BANQUE NATIONALE DU LAOS' is inscribed in bold letterpress along the upper margin, with the denomination '1000' appearing in the upper centre and at lower left and right. The legend 'MILLE KIP' appears below the central vignette, and a French counterfeit warning clause runs along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DU LAOS 1000 MILLE KIP LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI CONFORMÉMENT À LA LOI. |
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