Laos 1971 8000 kip

from the Stack's Bowers Collector's June 2022 Choice sale, lot 71671

This specimen was lot 71671 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $552. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LAOS. 8000 Kip, 1971. Berlin Mint. Savang Vatthana. NGC PROOF-65 Ultra Cameo. An enticing and dazzling Gem, this radiant issue was struck for the coronation of the king, Savang Vatthana." This set, which included coins from a silver 1,000 kip to a gold 80,000 kip, was issued to honor king Savang Vathana, who was ousted in 1975 when the communists took over. The mintage estimate was probably the amount authorized, not the amount sold.

Recorded mintage: 10,000 proofs.

Specification: 8 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.2315 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-4; KM 11.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Links to:

• 1971 silver 1,000 kip
• 1971 silver 2,500 kip
• 1971 gold 4,000 kip
• 1971 silver 5,000 kip
• 1971 silver 10,000 kip
• 1971 gold 20,000 kip
• 1971 gold 40,000 kip
• 1971 gold 80,000 kip
• Coins and currency dated 1971