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500 Kip Buddhist Era
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Laos |
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| Year | 1957-1962 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | At left, a three-quarter portrait of King Sisavang Vong in formal royal dress with decorations; at centre, a vignette of a traditional Lao pavilion surrounded by trees; flanking the central design are intaglio-printed guardian deity figures. Lao inscriptions at top read 'ທະນາຄານແຫ່ງລາວ' (Banque Nationale du Laos), with the denomination '500' at upper corners and 'ຫ້າຮ້ອຍກີບ' at lower centre; Buddhist Era dating appears above two facsimile signature lines for the Director General and the Governor. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in violet-purple tones, the reverse carries a central landscape vignette of Wat Si Saket temple complex in Vientiane, with the That Luang stupa visible at right amid palm trees and surrounding grounds under an open sky. The upper panel bears the issuing authority legend 'BANQUE NATIONALE DU LAOS' and the denomination inscription 'CINQ CENTS KIP' in bold letterpress; the denomination numeral '500' appears at lower left and right corners, with the anti-counterfeiting legend 'LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI CONFORMÉMENT À LA LOI.' along the lower margin. Ornate guilloche borders in a traditional Lao decorative style frame the entire design. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DU LAOS CINQ CENTS KIP 500 LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI CONFORMÉMENT À LA LOI. |
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