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15 000 Kip Buddha
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Value | 15 000 Kip |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large, serene frontal effigy of the Buddha occupies the central field, depicted from the shoulders upward with eyes downcast in meditative repose and the cranial protuberance (ushnisha) rendered with closely spaced curls. The bust is framed by an ornate beaded and scalloped inner border. Chinese characters reading 佛祖 (Buddha) appear to the left of the effigy, and 慈悲為懷 (Compassion in the Heart) to the right. The denomination 15,000 Kip is inscribed along the lower margin, with the inscription 20gm 999 SILVER noted at the lower right field. |
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Laos began issuing silver commemoratives in earnest during the 1990s primarily for the collector export market — these coins were never intended for domestic circulation in a country where the kip trades in denominations far removed from a 15,000 face value. The Bank of the Lao PDR worked through foreign minting intermediaries for most of this series, with production handled outside the country entirely.
KM#145 is part of a broader wave of Buddhist-themed issues from Southeast Asian states during the 2000s, produced for the numismatic trade rather than any state ceremony or anniversary of recorded significance.