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1000 Kip Rennes le Chateau
| Issuer | Laos |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the national emblem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, comprising a stupa flanked by stylized palm fronds and encircled by a wreath with a gear at the base. The circular legend 'THE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC' arcs around the upper field, while the denomination '1000 KIP' is inscribed across the lower field. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a stylized view of the fortified church of Rennes-le-Château, showing two crenellated towers flanking a central gatehouse, with a Maltese cross displayed prominently above the entrance. In the foreground, a seven-branched menorah (Temple menorah) stands atop a treasure chest, evoking the legendary hidden treasure associated with the site. The legend 'RENNES LE CHATEAU TREASURE' arcs along the upper periphery, with the date '2007' inscribed centrally below. A crenellated border surrounds the entire composition. |
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Rennes-le-Château is a village in the French Pyrenees whose supposed buried treasure — popularized by the 1982 book Holy Blood, Holy Grail and later Dan Brown's fiction — spawned an entire cottage industry of commemorative issues in the 2000s. Laos was among several small nations that licensed mystery-themed gold miniatures for the collector market during this period, with no meaningful connection to the subject matter beyond the contract with a bullion dealer or distributor.
KM#161 belongs to a broader run of Lao novelty issues aimed squarely at the European thematic collector market.