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| Issuer | Laos |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Thickness | 1.95 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic occupies the central field, depicting a stylised landscape with a hydroelectric dam, paddy fields, and forest, enclosed within a wreath of rice stalks tied at the base with a decorative ribbon. A hammer and sickle appear at the centre of the emblem, surmounted by a five-pointed star. The circular legend in Lao script reads 'ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ' (Lao People's Democratic Republic), running along the periphery of the coin. |
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| Reverse script | Lao |
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The 1980 Lao coinage series was issued under the Lao People's Democratic Republic, established after the Pathet Lao seized power in December 1975, abolishing the monarchy and ending six centuries of royal rule. These aluminum pieces were part of the new government's first standardized coinage program, replacing the kip-denominated coins of the Royal Lao government. Aluminum was the practical choice for a country whose economy had been gutted by decades of war and whose new administration had minimal hard currency reserves.