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40 Riels
| Issuer | Cambodia |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Value | 40 Riels |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed frontal view of the Angkor Wat temple complex is depicted in the central field, showing the iconic five towers rising above the gallery walls and their reflection in the foreground moat, with stylized clouds rendered in relief above the temple. A Khmer script inscription arcs along the upper portion of the field above the temple. The Latin legend 'ANGKOR - WATH' curves along the lower periphery, and the date '1989' appears in small numerals in the lower left field. |
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This issue belongs to a series of gold commemoratives produced by the People's Republic of Kampuchea in the late 1980s, a government installed by Vietnam following its 1979 invasion that ousted the Khmer Rouge. The PRK was not recognized by most Western nations throughout its existence, which kept these coins largely out of mainstream numismatic channels at the time of issue.
The 40 riels denomination is an artifact of the restored riel, reintroduced in 1980 after Pol Pot's regime had abolished currency entirely — one of the few instances in modern history of a national currency being formally eliminated and then reconstituted from scratch.