Complete first set of coins<\/p>\n
after the abolition of the monarchy<\/p>\n
With the end of the Vietnam War<\/p>\n
in 1975 to power in neighboring Laos, also affected by the war,<\/p>\n
came the communist political movement Pathet Lao.<\/p>\n
They abolished the monarchy and proclaimed a republic.<\/p>\n
This is the complete first set.<\/p>\n
kip coins in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.<\/p>\n
At the time of their introduction in 1980<\/p>\n
they were the first coins in 28 years.<\/p>\n
The obverse shows an interesting national coat of arms of Laos.<\/p>\n
The reverse depicts a peasant woman gathering rice,<\/p>\n
peasant with ox plow and fish in front of aquariums.<\/p>\n
– Motives of agriculture in Laos<\/p>\n
– National coat of arms with many details<\/p>\n
– The name of the currency kip means “ingot”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":79845,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4268,1065],"product_tag":[],"giftcard-category":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-79839","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-collectible","7":"product_cat-world-coin-sets","8":"pa_country-laos","9":"pa_quality-mark-uncirculated","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n