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15 000 Kip Year of the Dog
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#138, Schön#120 |
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| Reverse description | A seated dog rendered in high relief at centre, depicted in profile facing left with its tail curled to one side, set against a holographic kinegram background of intersecting diagonal grid patterns producing iridescent colour effects. The legend 'EMINENCE' arcs across the upper field in Latin characters, flanked on the left by two Chinese characters. The denomination '15,000 Kip' appears in the lower field, while the inscription '999 FINE SILVER' is engraved vertically along the right inner border of the raised rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Laos issued this piece as part of a broader series of lunar calendar commemoratives produced largely for export — these coins were never intended for domestic circulation and were sold primarily through international numismatic distributors. The Bank of the Lao PDR authorized several such issues during the 2000s as a modest source of foreign exchange revenue, a practice common among smaller nations with limited hard currency options.