Catalogus
| Uitgever | Banque Nationale du Laos |
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| Jaar | 1957-1962 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Rectangular |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse bears the Lao national coat of arms with the three-headed Erawan elephant at centre, flanked by Lao script inscriptions. A vignette of the Royal Government Palace appears in the lower portion, set against a fine guilloche underprint. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | BANQUE NATIONALE DU LAOS / LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI CONFORMÉMENT À LA LOI / VINGT KIP |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Banque Nationale du Laos was established in 1954 following the Geneva Accords, which effectively ended French Indochina and left Laos formally independent but economically fragile. This early series — produced by Security Banknote Company in Philadelphia — reflects the heavy American financial involvement in Laos during the late 1950s, when U.S. aid accounted for the overwhelming majority of the government's operating budget.
SBNC was a relatively minor player in the sovereign banknote printing trade, and Lao notes from this period occasionally show ink register inconsistencies that suggest limited experience with high-security intaglio work at the time of production.