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[[Image:SA I28-0767.jpg|550px|thumb|Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 767]]

This specimen was lot 767 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Laos|LAOS]]: People's Democratic Republic, AV 1000 kip, 2005, Wat Phu temple complex in Champasak province, PCGS graded PF69 Deep Cameo, ex Howard A. Daniel III Collection." This is one of a series of NCLT's made and sold to collectors. We don't know if any made it to Laos.

Wikipedia comments, "Vat Phou (or Vat Phu; Lao: ວັດພູ) is a ruined Khmer-Hindu temple complex in southern Laos and one of the oldest places of worship in Southeast Asia. It is at the base of mount Phou Khao, some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the Mekong in Champasak province."

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 1.24 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.04 troy oz AGW, 13.92 mm diameter. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-18e, KM-136.

''[[Bibliography|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, 2001-Date, 13th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Internet Auction 28'', Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Laos 2003 1000 kip|2003 1000 kip, endangered wildlife, tiger, 1/25 oz gold]]
* [[Laos 2004 100000 kip|2004 100,000 kip, black gibbon]]
* [[Laos 2005 10000 kip Fr-B8|2005 10,000 kip, year of the cock, 1/25 oz gold]]
* [[Laos 2005 10000 kip Fr-21|2005 10,000 kip, Mazu, Goddess of the Sea, 1/25 oz gold]]
* [[Laos 2006 10000 kip|2006 10,000 kip, year of the dog, 1/25 oz gold]]
* [[Laos 2006 100000 kip KM-147|2006 100,000 kip, the Buddha in meditation]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 2005]]

[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album internet sale 28]]