Laos 10 Kip Banknote (1979-1988)
Features:
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Issuer: Laos, People's Democratic Republic (1975-date)
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Type: Standard Circulation Banknote
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Value: 10 Kip (10 LAK ≈ INR 0.039)
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Currency: Lao PDR Kip (1979-date)
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Composition: Paper
Obverse:
Depicts workers loading logs into machinery at a lumber mill, accompanied by the coat of arms of Laos. Lettering in Lao reads:
ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ (Translation: Lao People's Democratic Republic).
Reverse:
Features a nurse with a stethoscope and a surgical scene with doctors. Lao text includes denomination details:
ສິບກີບ (Translation: 10 Kip).
Watermark:
Hammer & sickle with a star throughout the note.
Additional Details:
- No Security Thread
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Common Varieties:
- VG to UNC grades are available.
- Differences in back lettering include varieties with corrected and incorrect accents over “Kip.”
- Replacement notes (prefix ZA, CA, or DA) are rar
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