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500 Kip Indochina Tiger
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed, naturalistic depiction of an Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) advancing in a stalking posture toward the viewer, rendered in high relief against a polished field. The animal is shown in three-quarter frontal view, its characteristic striped coat and powerful musculature rendered with precision, set upon rocky ground with aquatic vegetation including lotus flowers to the left and stones with water lilies to the right. The legend 'INDOCHINESE TIGER' arcs along the upper border in bold Latin letters, while 'ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER 999' appears in three lines to the lower right of the field. The date '2016' is inscribed along the lower rim, and a beaded border frames the design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Laos has issued a substantial number of bullion and collector-series wildlife coins since the 1990s, largely targeting the Southeast Asian and European collector markets rather than domestic circulation. The Indochinese tiger — a subspecies distinct from the Bengal and Amur populations — had an estimated wild population of fewer than 2,500 individuals at the time of this coin's issue, with Laos itself holding only a marginal remnant population concentrated near the Vietnamese border.
KM#178 is part of a broader wildlife series rather than a standalone commemorative, and most examples entered third-party slabs almost immediately upon release.