Cambodia's lunar series issues from this period were produced under contract by foreign mints — the National Bank of Cambodia held nominal issuing authority, but the coins were never intended for domestic circulation and saw no meaningful use within the country. They were struck specifically for the international collector market, a common arrangement among smaller issuing authorities seeking seigniorage revenue from numismatic demand rather than monetary necessity.
Cambodia's lunar series issues from this period were produced under contract by foreign mints — the National Bank of Cambodia held nominal issuing authority, but the coins were never intended for domestic circulation and saw no meaningful use within the country. They were struck specifically for the international collector market, a common arrangement among smaller issuing authorities seeking seigniorage revenue from numismatic demand rather than monetary necessity.