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50 000 Riels Khmer Republic
| Issuer | Khmer Republic |
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| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The state emblem of the Khmer Republic occupies the centre of the field, depicting Angkor Wat framed within two curved sheaves tied with a ribbon bearing a Khmer inscription, surmounted by a five-pointed star above radiating beams, with a decorative sunburst medallion at the base. A Khmer legend curves along the upper periphery, and flanking sprigs of oak leaves adorn the left and right fields. Below the emblem, the denomination 50.000 RIELS appears in large Latin characters, followed by the numeral 50.000 in Khmer script, and the date rendered in both Khmer numerals and Western numerals 1974 along the lower rim. |
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The Khmer Republic issued this gold piece in 1974 as the Lon Nol government was in genuine military freefall — Phnom Penh was under effective siege, the Khmer Rouge controlled most of the countryside, and the regime would collapse entirely within twelve months. Gold issues of this period were not circulating currency in any practical sense; they were produced largely for foreign sale and collector markets, a last attempt to generate hard currency as American military aid dried up following the Case-Church Amendment of 1973.
The Khmer Republic ceased to exist on April 17, 1975.