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70 000 Kip Happy Birthday
| Issuer | Bank of the Lao PDR |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 70 000 Kip |
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| Obverse lettering | VIII IX X XI XII 70000 Kip Bank of the LAO PDR 2017 ММД Ag 925 62,2 (Translation: MMD) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is designed as a clock face with Roman numerals arranged around the full circumference, with ornate clock hands pointing toward XII at the top. A gilded figure of a newborn infant lies upon draped fabric in the upper right quadrant. In the upper left, a small sun motif with a human face appears above a decorative calligraphic inscription in Cyrillic occupying the left field. The overall composition, executed in oxidized silver with selective gilding, conveys a birth anniversary theme. |
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Issued as part of a broader wave of collector-market bullion gifts targeting the Southeast Asian ceremonial gifting trade, this piece was never intended for circulation. Laos has produced commemorative silver in this weight class almost exclusively for export sale through authorized distributors in Thailand and China, where "Happy Birthday" presentation coins in silver have maintained a reliable retail market since the early 2000s.