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10 000 Kip Cichlasoma Fish
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed rendering of the Cichlasoma Flowerhorn fish shown in profile occupying the central field, with decorative aquatic foliage rendered above and behind the fish. A dotted border frames the design along the inner rim. The curved legend 'CICHLASOMA FLOWER HORN' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '10,000 Kip' and the specification '1/25 OZ 999.9 FINE GOLD' are inscribed in the lower portion of the field. |
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Laos issued a series of small-format gold coins in the early 2000s targeting the collector bullion market rather than domestic circulation — the kip had been in freefall through the late 1990s Asian financial crisis, losing roughly 80% of its value against the dollar between 1997 and 1999, making gold-denominated face values largely notional. The Cichlasoma designation here is taxonomically dated; the genus was largely dissolved in the 1980s and 1990s as ichthyologists redistributed its species across multiple new genera.