At its centre, the obverse of the coin features the National Emblem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic: a depiction of the national shrine Pha That Luang, a dam (as a symbol of power generation at the reservoir Nam Ngum), a street and a stylised watered field.
In the lower part of the emblem is a section of a gear wheel. In Lao script on a ribbon on the left, ສັນຕິພາບ ເອກະລາດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ("Peace, Independence, Democracy") on a ribbon on the right, ເອກະພາບ ວັດຖະນາຖາວອນ ("Unity and Prosperity"). The full official name of the country is on the ribbon below: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ (Lao People's Democratic Republic).
Around above, the name of the issuing authority in English: THE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC.
Around below, the face value 1000 KIP. |