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Issuing authority

Laos

Southeast Asian state issuing kip notes and coinage.

Kind
state
Region
Southeast Asia, Asia
Recorded period
1953 – present

Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.

Published entries

7

Individual types and documented families

With photographs

100%

7 with a credited real-object photo

Dated span

1953 – 1992

7 entries with their own date

Verified or well documented

0

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Lao kip banknotes

Wójcicki - Polish Auction House Premium Auction 18 (26 Sep-2 Oct 2026)

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Lao kip banknotes

from 1953

Lao kip banknotes comprise the paper currency issues of Laos, which originated during the mid-twentieth century. In 1945–1946, the Free Lao government in Vientiane released an initial series denominated in att and kip prior to French authorities taking control of the region. The currency was reintroduced in 1953, re…

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10 Kip, Laos, 1957–1962 (Pick 3)

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10 Kip, Laos, 1957–1962 (Pick 3)

1957-1962

This 10 Kip note was issued in Laos, with dates recorded from 1957–1962. It belongs to the Royal Kip (1955-1976) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Kingdom of Laos › Sisavang Vong (1946-1959). It measures 120 × 66 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper M…

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1 Kip, Laos, 1962–1975 (Pick 8)

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1 Kip, Laos, 1962–1975 (Pick 8)

1962-1975

This 1 Kip note was issued in Laos, with dates recorded from 1962–1975. It belongs to the Royal Kip (1955-1976) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Kingdom of Laos › Savang Vatthana (1959-1975). It measures 100 × 60 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper…

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20 Kip, Laos, 1968–1979 (Pick 21)

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20 Kip, Laos, 1968–1979 (Pick 21)

1968-1979

This 20 Kip note was issued in Laos, with dates recorded from 1968–1979. It belongs to the Pathet Lao Kip (1968-1979) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: People’s Democratic Republic (1975-date). It measures 136 × 68 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper…

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10 Kip, Laos, 1975 (Pick 15)

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10 Kip, Laos, 1975 (Pick 15)

1975

This 10 Kip note was issued in Laos, dated 1975. It belongs to the Royal Kip (1955-1976) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Kingdom of Laos › Savang Vatthana (1959-1975). It measures 129 × 70 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as…

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10 Kip, Laos, 1979–1988 (Pick 27)

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10 Kip, Laos, 1979–1988 (Pick 27)

1979-1988

This 10 Kip note was issued in Laos, with dates recorded from 1979–1988. It belongs to the Lao PDR Kip (1979-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: People’s Democratic Republic (1975-date). It measures 113 × 58 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Mo…

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1000 Kip, Bank of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos, 1992–1996 (Pick 32)

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1000 Kip, Bank of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos, 1992–1996 (Pick 32)

1992-1996

This 1000 Kip note was issued in Laos by the Bank of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, with dates recorded from 1992–1996. It belongs to the Lao PDR Kip (1979-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: People’s Democratic Republic (1975-date). It measures 152 × 68 mm and is pr…

Documented

Partial type record

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