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500 Kip Shwedagon Pagoda
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dramatic close-up composition of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, with the towering gilded zedi depicted in high relief at left and a subsidiary pavilion structure at right, set against a deeply mirrored proof field. The legend SHWEDAGON PAGODA arcs along the upper border within a beaded rim, with the year of issue 2022 inscribed centrally below. The purity and weight guarantee ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER 999 appears in three lines in the left-center field. The overall design conveys the grandeur and architectural intricacy of this sacred Buddhist monument. |
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The Shwedagon Pagoda stands in Yangon, Myanmar — not Laos — making this an unusual choice for a Lao commemorative issue. Laos has a history of producing silver coins featuring regional Buddhist monuments and pilgrimage sites that cross national boundaries, reflecting the shared Theravada Buddhist heritage across mainland Southeast Asia. The pagoda itself reportedly houses eight strands of hair from the Gautama Buddha and has been continuously expanded and gilded for over six centuries.