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500 Kip Fifa World Cup Russia
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Currency | Lao PDR Kip (1979-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a detailed relief depiction of Pha That Luang, the iconic gilded Buddhist stupa of Vientiane, rendered with fine architectural detail including its tiered spires, surrounding walls, and gateway. The legend 'BANK OF THE LAO PDR' arcs along the upper periphery within a beaded border, flanked by the fineness mark 'Ag 925' to the right and the weight '20g' to the left in the field. The denomination '500 KIP' is inscribed in the lower field beneath the stupa motif. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dynamic football scene showing three players in action on a stylized pitch, with one player executing a kick toward the goal in the foreground and two additional figures positioned as goalkeeper and midfielder. A colorized matryoshka doll appears in the lower left, representing the host nation Russia, accompanied by a gold-colored star below center. Red color accents frame portions of the scene, and the upper field features the official 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia emblem in relief. The curved legend '2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA' arcs along the upper periphery within a beaded border. |
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Laos has no footballing connection to the 2018 World Cup — the national team has never qualified for a FIFA tournament — making this a frankly commercial issue produced for the collector market rather than any domestic commemorative purpose. The Bank of the Lao PDR issued a string of themed silver pieces through this period largely through arrangements with overseas minting and distribution agencies, a common arrangement among smaller Southeast Asian states seeking seigniorage from numismatic exports.