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1000 Kip
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 1992-1996 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries a central vignette of three women in traditional Lao dress flanking the That Luang stupa in Vientiane, rendered in intaglio against a multicolour guilloche underprint. The national coat of arms appears to one side, with the denomination numeral '1000' repeated in the corners within ornamental cartouches. Lao-script inscriptions give the country name and issue year 1992 along the upper and lower borders. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The 1000 Kip series issued under this reference spans a transitional window for Laos — the early 1990s saw the country deepening its shift away from Soviet-style central planning following the Chính Sách Chin Thanakaan Mai economic reforms, and the banknote supply needed to keep pace with a monetizing rural economy that had previously operated largely outside the formal banking system.
A watermark-only security specification was already modest by regional standards at the time of issue. Neighboring states were moving toward security threads and UV-reactive inks through the same period.