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500 Kip Panthera Tigris
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 500 Kip |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | BANK OF THE LAO PDR 1 oz Ag 999 500 KIP |
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Laos has no wild tiger population to speak of — the species is functionally extinct within its borders, with the last credible sightings dating back decades. This coin belongs to a well-documented genre of Pacific exchange issues, struck in quantity by European mints on behalf of developing-nation central banks, targeting the collector and bullion market rather than domestic circulation. The Bank of the Lao PDR lends its name and legal tender status; the commercial logic originates elsewhere.