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2000 Kip Year of the Rabbit
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) (Selective gilt and with jade inlay) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a centrally placed circular jade disc inlay (bi disc form), within which a gilt effigy of a seated rabbit is depicted in selective gold plating. The jade ring bears a gilt Chinese inscription reading an auspicious new year blessing. Above the jade disc, two large gilt Chinese characters '辛卯' (signifying the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese sexagenary cycle) are displayed. The surrounding silver field is richly decorated with high-relief peony blossoms and scrolling foliate motifs in the Chinese decorative tradition. The legend 'THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT' arcs along the lower portion of the jade ring, and the date '2011' appears at the bottom of the field. |
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Laos began issuing elaborately produced collector silver in the late 1990s largely through arrangements with foreign minting houses — most of these pieces were never intended for domestic circulation and were sold directly into the Asian and European collector markets. The jade inlay on this piece is consistent with production techniques associated with the Lunar series coins marketed toward Chinese collectors, where the inclusion of natural stone elements commands a significant premium.
The 2011 issue date places this in the Year of the Rabbit, not 2000 — the face value is nominal currency, a formality required for legal tender status.