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500 Kip YEAR OF THE RAT
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 0.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Central depiction of Pha That Luang, the iconic gilded Buddhist stupa of Vientiane, rendered in fine detail with its ornate spire and surrounding cloister walls occupying the central field. The legend BANK OF THE LAO PDR curves along the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering, while the denomination 500 KIP is inscribed along the lower periphery. The design is framed by a reeded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF THE LAO PDR 500 KIP |
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Laos has issued lunar series coinage primarily for the export collector market since the 1990s, with virtually none entering domestic circulation — the kip's purchasing power makes a gold coin denominated at 500 kip a purely nominal exercise. The 2020 Rat issue falls within a broader wave of sub-gram gold miniatures produced across Southeast Asian issuing authorities that year, largely struck at European mints under license.