Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5000 Kip Olympics, Piedfort
| Issuer | Laos |
|---|---|
| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 5000 Kip |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | At center, the national emblem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, depicting That Luang stupa framed by a stylized wreath of paddy stalks and a decorative arch, with a ribbon bearing Lao script at the base. The circular legend THE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC arcs around the upper periphery in Latin characters. The denomination 5 000 KIP is inscribed along the lower portion of the field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin/Lao |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A two-masted sailing vessel with full sails is depicted in the center of the field, sailing on stylized waves rendered in fine relief. In the upper left quadrant, a small vignette of the Greek god Poseidon holding a trident is shown. The arc legend XXVII OLYMPIAD • SYDNEY 2000 runs along the upper periphery in Latin characters, and the date 1999 appears in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |