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2000 Kip Panthera Tigris
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao P.D.R. |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 2000 Kip |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dramatic, high-relief close-up portrait of a roaring Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris), its powerful head rendered in bold sculptural detail with deeply incised striping, piercing eyes, bared teeth, and prominent whiskers. Stylized bamboo stalks and foliage frame the composition, extending across the field to enhance the sense of the animal emerging from its natural habitat. The species name PANTHERA TIGRIS arcs along the left periphery, while the legend 1 OZ FINE GOLD .999 curves along the upper right, and the date 2021 is inscribed vertically along the right margin. The design conveys a striking naturalistic intensity characteristic of modern bullion coin artistry. |
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Laos has no wild tiger population to speak of — the last credible sightings of Indochinese tigers within Lao borders date to the early 2000s, and the species is now functionally extinct there. This coin was issued as part of a broader wave of wildlife-themed bullion programs that emerged across Southeast Asian mints following CITES-adjacent conservation marketing in the 2010s, aimed squarely at the international collector and investor market rather than domestic circulation.