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5000 Kip Olympics
| Issuer | Laos |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A large two-masted sailing vessel with full sails is depicted in the center and lower field, sailing on stylized waves rendered in fine detail. In the upper left quadrant, a seated figure of Neptune holding a trident is shown in high relief above a smaller sailboat. The arc legend 'XXVII OLYMPIAD • SYDNEY 2000' runs along the upper periphery in Latin script, with the date '1999' inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | XXVII OLYMPIAD • SYDNEY 2000 1999 |
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Laos issued a series of commemorative silver pieces through the late 1990s almost entirely for the export collector market — these coins saw no meaningful domestic circulation and were produced specifically for sale through international numismatic distributors. The 1999 Olympics issue falls squarely into this category, struck to coincide with the Sydney 2000 Games cycle and sold well outside the country's borders.