Laos 1952 20 cents
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Laos was a large kingdom until the 1800's, when the surrounding countries took portions of its territory, and eventually the French incorporated it into French Indo-China. It was reformed as a kingdom after World War II, but revolutionary forces within the country and French and US regional interests kept it from true independence. A Communist revolution through the 1950's and 1960's ended with formation of the People's Democratic Republic in 1975. The coin shown is an aluminum 20 cents from the time of the Kingdom of Laos.
Recorded mintage: 3,000,000.
Specifications: aluminum.
Catalog reference: KM 5.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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