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20 Riels Old Sailing Craft
| Issuer | Cambodia |
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| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the national emblem of the People's Republic of Kampuchea, depicting a five-towered temple (Angkor Wat) above a decorative base, flanked by garlands of rice sheaves tied with ribbons, and surmounted by a star. The denomination '20 RIELS' appears in the lower field beneath the emblem. The circular legend 'PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KAMPUCHEA' runs along the upper periphery in Latin script. |
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| Obverse lettering | PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KAMPUCHEA 20 RIELS |
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Cambodia's 1988 commemorative silver program was produced under the People's Republic of Kampuchea, the Vietnamese-installed government that had displaced the Khmer Rouge in 1979. The country remained under international sanctions and was largely excluded from global diplomatic recognition throughout this period, which makes the export-oriented commemorative coin program — clearly aimed at Western collectors rather than domestic circulation — a quietly revealing economic maneuver by an isolated state hungry for hard currency.