Laos new 500-kip note (B519a) confirmed
2019-12-07
Like B507, but new coat of arms and new date. Prefix AA. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).
Laos new 100,000-kip note (B518) confirmed
2012-02-02
The Bank of the Lao P.D.R. issued a new 100,000-kip (US$12.50) note on 1 February 2012 to encourage the public to use the national currency instead of US dollars or Thai baht. The new note is printed by Goznak in Russia.Courtesy of Leszek Porowski and Dustin Roses.
Laos new 2,000-kip note (B517) confirmed
2011-12-17
According tp a report on J&C Expat Services dated 29 November 2011, the Bank of the Lao PDR has released a new 2,000-kip (US$0.25) note dated 2011, marking the 36th anniversary of the founding of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the birthday of the late President Kaysone Phomvihane onRead More…
Laos chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
2011-11-03
The Laos chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers. This 20-page catalog covers notes issued by the Lao Issara Government from 1945 to 1946; the National Bank of Laos from 1957 to 1975; the Pathet Lao Government in 1968;Read More…
Identify building on back of Laos 20-kip note
2011-10-28
Today’s challenge is to identify the building which appears on the back of the old 20-kip note of Laos. If you can precisely identify the name and location of this building—or have a lead which you think might be useful—please post a comment, preferably including a URL which links toRead More…
Laos new 100,000-kip commemorative note (B516) confirmed
2010-11-30
On 15 November 2010, the Bank Of the Lao PDR introduced a new 100,000-kip (US$12.45) banknote and several coins to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the capital, Vientiane, and the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Lao PDR. Further details are available in this press release, currently available inRead More…
Laos withdraws new 1,000-kip note (B515)
2009-08-03
We’ve received confirmation from the Bank of the Lao PDR that in November it began withdrawing the 1,000-kip (US$0.10) note which it had introduced just this past October. The bank representative stated only that it was done at “the government’s discretion,” because the note depicts three actual people based uponRead More…
Laos new 1,000-kip note (B515) confirmed
2009-05-09
1,000 kip (US$0.10) Green and blue. Front: Lao text; three young women; temple; coat of arms. Back: Lao text; dancer; elephant; grazing cattle; power lines. Solid security thread demetalized with Lao text. Watermark: Stupa. Printer: (Bank of the Lao). 144 x 66 mm. Paper. a. 2008. No sig. Intro: 30.10.2008. Read More…