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5000 Riels Gyeongbokgung Palace Korea
| Issuer | Cambodia |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | A detailed high-relief depiction of Angkor Wat temple complex occupies the central field, rendered with intricate architectural detail including the five characteristic towers and surrounding galleries reflected amid palm and tropical trees in the foreground. The legend KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA arcs along the upper periphery, with the fineness designation 2 TROY OZ 999 FINE SILVER inscribed below it in a secondary arc. The date 2020 appears in the lower field above the denomination 5,000 RIELS, both struck in bold raised lettering. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Cambodia has issued commemorative silver under the Royal Government's authorization since the 1990s, frequently partnering with foreign mints to produce collector pieces themed around neighboring nations — a practice driven more by the international bullion market than by any bilateral cultural program. This piece belongs to that commercial series, aimed squarely at Korean collectors and the broader Asian numismatic market.
Gyeongbokgung was destroyed by Japanese forces in 1592 during the Imjin War, rebuilt under regent Heungseon Daewongun in the 1860s, then systematically demolished again during the Japanese colonial period after 1910.