Catalog
5000 Kip Third Millennium
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Lao PDR Kip (1979-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of the Lao People's Democratic Republic occupying the central field, depicting That Luang stupa flanked by paddy sheaves and a decorative wreath, with a ribbon bearing inscriptions in Lao script at the base. The circular legend 'THE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC' arcs along the upper periphery in Latin script, while the denomination '5 000 KIP' appears in the lower legend. Additional inscriptions in Lao script are present within the arms design. |
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| Obverse script | Lao, Latin |
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Laos issued this coin as part of a wave of commemorative silver produced specifically for the international collector market — a revenue strategy that many smaller central banks adopted aggressively through the 1990s. The Bank of the Lao PDR had virtually no domestic collector base to speak of; these pieces were destined for European and Asian distributors from the outset, never intended to circulate.
The Schön reference places it within a broader family of Lao millennium issues, several of which share the same planchet specifications across different nominal designs — a common cost-saving measure when contracting with third-party mints.