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500 Kip Kouprey
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Value | 500 Kip |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of the Lao People's Democratic Republic displayed in the centre of the field, depicting That Luang stupa flanked by paddy rice sheaves and jungle, with a rising sun motif and a ribbon cartouche bearing the country's name in Lao script below. The circular legend 'THE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '500 KIP' appears in the lower field. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Lao |
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The kouprey (Bos sauveli) was declared Laos's national animal in 1982, yet by the time this coin was struck it had almost certainly already been driven to extinction — the last confirmed sighting dates to 1983, with the population devastated by decades of war, habitat loss, and hunting across the forests of Indochina. No living specimen has been verified since.