1 Kip, Kingdom of Laos, 1962

1 Kip banknote of the Kingdom of Laos, issued in 1962. The obverse carries the denomination of the note and the issuer's name in French - a legacy of French colonial period. The emblem of the Kingdom of Laos, the three headed elephant Airavat under an umbrella is there on the obverse. The inscription on reverse is in Lao script. The reverse carries an image of Buddha seated within a lotus. 

The Kingdom of Laos was a short-lived constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. Laos had been a part of French Indo-China since the 19th century, and briefly declared independence during the World War II, when the Japanese occupation ended. The French reasserted control after 1945, and formed the Associated State of Laos, under French supervision, in 1947. Laos gained full independence in 1953, and started issuing its own currency - the Kip - in 1957. Earlier, the currency for entire region had been the French Piastre. During this period, the Royal faction (backed by the US) was opposed by Pathet Lao, the communist faction. Pathet Lao took over the country in 1975, shortly after the fall of Saigon (South Vietnam). 

Size: 100 mm* 60 mm
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The notes are in uncirculated condition. The note that you get may not be the note in the image, but will be a piece in similar condition. Price is for 1 note. 

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