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2000 Kip
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse lettering | ທະນາຄານແຫ່ງ ສປປລາວ ສອງພັນກີບ 2000 |
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| Protection description | Watermark portrait of Kaysone Phomvihane with electrotype numeral design; embedded security thread |
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| Comments |
The 2000 Kip denomination was introduced in 2003 as part of a broader effort to reduce the number of low-denomination notes required for everyday transactions — a persistent problem in Laos, where inflation had badly eroded purchasing power through the 1990s. Giesecke & Devrient's Leipzig facility has supplied the majority of Lao banknote production since the PDR's early currency series, making this a continuation of a long printing relationship rather than any exceptional commission.
The security package — watermark and thread only — is modest even by regional standards of the period.