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500 Kip Peacock
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | A peacock displayed in full fan, its elaborate tail feathers radiating symmetrically outward to fill the field, each feather tip rendered with a circular ocellus detail. The bird is shown facing the viewer with wings slightly raised, rendered in fine relief against a plain field. The legend PEACOCK arcs along the upper periphery in Latin capitals, and the date 2008 appears in the lower exergue, all enclosed within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Laos has issued numerous small-format gold pieces since the 1990s targeting the Southeast Asian collector market rather than domestic circulation — this 0.50g fractional sits firmly in that category. The peacock subject reflects regional fauna themes common across Lao commemorative programs of the period, and these pieces were sold almost exclusively through international bullion dealers and coin fairs, never touching the domestic economy in any meaningful way.