Laos 1975 10000 kip

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 75360

This specimen was lot 75360 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LAOS. 10000 Kip, 1975. Savang Vatthana. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Mintage of 500 pieces in Proof. Exceptional cameo Proof example." In 1975, the communists took over and the monarchy collapsed; we don't know if any of these coins made it to Laos.

Recorded mintage: 300 + 650 proofs.

Specification: 23.5 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 18.

Source:

• 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 November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• 1971 40,000 kip
• 1975 5,000 kip, Laotian maiden
• 1975 5,000 kip, Wat Phra Kio museum
• 1980 10 att
• Coins and currency dated 1975