Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Sen
| Issuer | National Bank of People's Kampuchea |
|---|---|
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 1.5 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Khmer |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | 5 សេន 1979 |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The National Bank of People's Kampuchea issued this coin in 1979, the same year the Vietnamese-backed government displaced the Khmer Rouge regime. It was among the first coinage produced after Pol Pot's government had abolished money entirely — currency, banking, and markets had been liquidated in 1975 as part of the forced agrarian restructuring. The reintroduction of a monetary system in 1979 was as much a political signal as a practical measure, distinguishing the new government from its predecessor.
Magnesium-clad aluminium was an unusual choice driven by material constraints, not design preference.