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80 000 Kip - Savang Vatthana Coronation
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Laos |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the three-headed white elephant (Erawan) standing on a tiered ceremonial platform, surmounted by a tall multi-tiered royal parasol finial radiating sunbeams in a halo arrangement. Flanking the elephant are two ceremonial candelabra on stepped bases, with ritual vessels at the base. The outer legend reads in Lao script at left and in Latin script at right 'ROYAUME DU LAOS', with the denomination 'ກີບ 80.000 KIP' inscribed along the lower border. The fineness mark '900' appears in the lower exergue and the mintage number '500' is visible at the top of the inner circle. |
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| Reverse description | Bare-headed right-facing portrait bust of King Savang Vatthana in high relief, wearing a military collar with ornate embroidered decoration visible at the truncation. The engraver's initials 'HD' appear at the lower left of the bust. The surrounding legend reads 'COURONNEMENT DE S.M. SRI SAVANG VATTHANA' along the upper arc, with the date '· 1971 ·' positioned along the lower border, all separated from the portrait by a beaded inner circle on a frosted proof field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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