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.
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.