Laos 1988 10 kip KM-101
This specimen was lot 3646 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "LAOS: People’s Democratic Republic, 10 kip, 1988, Five-masted Clipper Ship, struck at the Havana Mint, Cuba, NGC graded MS68. The design was probably inspired by the Royal Clipper, a modern cruising ship, or her predecessor the Preussen (1902-1910). This is the highest graded example 'top pop' at either PCGS or NGC." The ship Preussen was wrecked in 1910. As a square-rigger, she would not have looked at all like the sketch on the coin. This design was also used on a copper ten kip (KM 66), silver fifty kip (KM 29) and gold 100 kip (KM 42).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.3 g, copper-nickel, 24.1 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-101.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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