...Laos - 2020 Prints Full Set

ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ

(Lao People's Democratic Republic)

 

ທະນາຄານ ແຫ່ງ ສ. ປ. ປ. ລາວ

(Bank of the Lao People's Democratic Republic)

Currency - Kip (LAK)

 

Here is a full set of banknotes all printed with the year date of 2020. There are five notes to this series with the 100,000 as the highest denomination.

 

The designs on the front for this series all feature the late Kaysone Phomvihane (b.1920-1992). He was the leader of the Communist Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1955 until his death in 1992. His birth name was Nguyen Cai Song, and he was born in Savannakhet, a town situated in the southern part of Laos not far from the Thai border. His father was Vietnamese and his mother was from Laos. During his lifetime, he was the Prime Minister of Laos from 1975 to 1991, and then President from 1991 until his death in 1992. In the center is the Pha That Luang temple, which was built in the 3rd century and is considered as the most important national monument in the country. The temple is located in the center of the capital, Vientiane. The national Coat of Arms is printed to the left-side of the notes.

 

Like all previous notes issued since the current government took over the country, there are no signatures printed on the notes. Laos is one of the eleven countries that still do not have any signature issued for all their current banknotes.

Five Thousand Kip

Kaysone Phomvihane (b.1920-1992)

 

Watermark - Pha That Luang temple

Dimensions - 153mm x 68mm

 

Back - Image of a cement factory located in the town of Vang Vieng, about 72 kilometers north of Vientiane, the national's capital.

Cement factory in Vang Vieng

 

Ten Thousand Kip

Kaysone Phomvihane (b.1920-1992)

 

Watermark - Kaysone Phomvihane and value 10000

Dimensions - 154mm x 73mm

 

Back - Lao-Nippon bridge over the Mekong river. This bridge is located in the town of Pakse in the southeast of Laos. The bridge was funded by the Japanese and was completed in 2000.

Lao-Nippon bridge

 

Twenty Thousand Kip

Kaysone Phomvihane (b.1920-1992)

 

Watermark - Kaysone Phomvihane and value 20000

Dimensions -157mm x 73mm

 

Back - Theun Hinboun Hydroelectric plant. This is the first privately funded power plant in the country, and started operation in 2012. The plant is located about 200 kilometers east of Vientiane on the Nam Theun river.

Theun Hinboun Hydroelectric plant

 

Fifty Thousand Kip

Kaysone Phomvihane (b.1920-1992)

 

Watermark - Kaysone Phomvihane and value 50000

Dimensions -160mm x 73mm

 

Back - Presidential palace. This is the official residence of the President of Laos, and is located on the banks of the Mekong river in Vientiane. The construction for the palace was first started in 1973, but only completed in 1986 due to political change and takeover by the current government in 1975.

Presidential palace

 

One Hundred Kip

Kaysone Phomvihane (b.1920-1992)

 

Watermark - Kaysone Phomvihane and value 100000

Dimensions -163mm x 72mm

 

Back  - The town of Vieng Xai, which is the birthplace of the Democratic Peoples' Republic revolution. Vieng Xai is located in the province of Hua Phan northeast of Laos and is about 55 kilometers from the Laos/Vietnam border. The biggest attraction of the town is the caves. During the second Indochina War, the Pathet Lao sheltered in these caves from the Royal Lao government's bombardments.

The town of Vieng Xai in Hua Phan province