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3000 Riels Voyages of Zheng He - Ship
| Issuer | National Bank of Cambodia |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central effigy depicting a sculptural bust of King Jayavarman VII, rendered in the style of the celebrated Khmer stone portrait statues, shown bare-chested with ornamental upper-arm bands and a serene, slightly downward-cast expression. The denomination '3,000 RIELS' appears in large numerals to the left of the effigy. The legend 'KING JAYAVARMAN VII 1162 – 1201' curves along the upper rim, while '· KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA ·' arcs along the lower rim. A small reeded security insert is positioned to the right of the bust in the field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Zheng He's seven expeditions between 1405 and 1433 represented the largest maritime fleet the pre-modern world had seen — some vessels reportedly exceeding 400 feet, dwarfing anything contemporary European powers were building. The voyages were abruptly terminated after Yongle Emperor's death, and China's subsequent isolationist turn meant the entire program was essentially erased from official policy, the shipyards mothballed, and the records deliberately suppressed by the Confucian bureaucracy that outlived it.
Cambodia's 2005 commemorative series tapped into renewed international interest following Gavin Menzies' contested 2002 book, which had pushed Zheng He back into popular consciousness across Southeast Asia.