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2000 Kip Year of the Goat
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao P.D.R. |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Currency | Lao PDR Kip (1979-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national emblem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in the central field, depicting the That Luang stupa flanked by lush jungle foliage and framed by a wreath of paddy stalks, with a cogwheel at the base bearing the state name in Lao script on a ribbon. The legend 'THE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC' curves along the upper periphery in Latin script, while the denomination '2000 KIP' is inscribed in the lower field. A fine beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 2000 KIP |
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Laos has issued a consistent run of lunar-series silver pieces since the 1990s, most struck by European mints on contract rather than domestically — the Lao mint has never had meaningful capacity for commemorative production at this specification. The 2015 date places this squarely in a period when the Bank of the Lao P.D.R. was aggressively expanding its collector coin program to generate hard-currency revenue, a strategy common among smaller Southeast Asian nations with limited export diversity.
Struck to the 2-troy-ounce standard favored by the collector bullion market in that era, this piece targets the Chinese diaspora lunar coin market rather than domestic circulation.