Laos 2006 100000 kip KM-147

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24146

This specimen was lot 24146 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LAOS. 100000 Kips, 2006. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Obverse features the Buddha in meditation. A brilliant and attractive proof with hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices." Other 100,000 lip issued in 2006 include KM 143 (Mazu), KM 141 (year of the dog). The Buddha was also featured on KM 145 (15,000 kip, silver) and KM 146 (10,000 kip, gold).

Recorded mintage: est. 688.

Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-23, KM-147.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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• 2005 1000 kip, Wat Phu temple, 1/25 oz gold
• 2005 10,000 kip, year of the cock, 1/25 oz gold
• 2005 10,000 kip, Mazu, Goddess of the Sea, 1/25 oz gold
• 2006 10,000 kip, year of the dog, 1/25 oz gold
• 2007 500 kip, 25th Anniversary of the Chinese "Panda" Coinage, 0.5 g gold
• 2007 1000 kip, Rennes-Le-Chateau Treasure, 1/25 oz gold
• 2007 10,000 kip, year of the pig, 1/25 oz gold
• Coins and currency dated 2006