Catalog
500 Kip
| Issuer | Pathet Lao Government |
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| Year | 1968-1979 |
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| Reference(s) | P#24 |
| Obverse description | Central vignette shows armed farmers harvesting rice in a paddy field, with an industrial factory with smokestacks visible in the background and a water buffalo in the composition. Lao script inscriptions appear across the note, with the denomination indicated in numerals. The overall design reflects socialist realist artistic conventions characteristic of Pathet Lao issues. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette illustrates a military scene with soldiers manning rifles and anti-aircraft guns engaging fighter jets above the Plain of Jars in Xieng Khouang province. The Pha That Luang stupa of Vientiane appears within the composition alongside Lao script inscriptions and the denomination. The design combines nationalist and military imagery typical of the Pathet Lao series. |
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| Protection description | Pha That Luang stupa watermark repeated throughout the entire note. |
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