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5000 Riels Khmer Republic
| Issuer | National Bank of Cambodia |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Value | 5000 Riels |
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| Obverse description | A highly detailed frontal view of the Angkor Wat temple complex occupies the central field, rendered in fine relief with its characteristic five towers rising above the colonnaded galleries and reflecting pool in the foreground. A decorative laurel sprig is positioned at the base of the design. The legend REPUBLIQUE KHMERE curves along the upper periphery in large Latin capitals, while the inscription TEMPLE D'ANCKOR-WATH appears in a straight line across the lower central field beneath the temple image. |
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| Reverse description | The state emblem of the Khmer Republic is centrally displayed, featuring a depiction of Angkor Wat framed within a wreath of olive branches and surmounted by a five-pointed star with radiating rays; a scroll bearing Khmer script inscriptions is draped across the lower portion of the emblem, above a sunburst medallion. Flanking the emblem are two sprigs of foliage. Below the emblem, the denomination 5.000 RIELS appears in Latin numerals and script, with the value repeated in Khmer numerals as ៥.០០០ រ, followed by the date in both Khmer and Latin script reading ១៩៧៤ · 1974. A Khmer legend curves along the upper periphery, and the fineness mark .925 appears in a small cartouche at the lower right. |
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The Khmer Republic existed for only five years, from 1970 to 1975, bookended by Lon Nol's US-backed coup against Sihanouk and the Khmer Rouge capture of Phnom Penh. This 1974 issue was struck just months before the regime collapsed entirely — by early 1975 the National Bank itself had ceased to function, and the Khmer Rouge would famously abolish money altogether upon taking power.
Coins of the Khmer Republic were largely produced for collectors rather than circulation, as the country was engulfed in civil war throughout the period. KM#60 was struck at the Monnaie de Paris.