Silver Twenty Grams 2016 Panthera Tigris, Coin from Laos - detailed information

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 500 KIP.

In small letters around below left and right, the precious metal content: 20 g Ag 999 (twenty grams of 99.9% silver; Ag is abbreviated from Argentum, the Latin word for silver).

The reverse design shows a tiger's head facing left.

In the left field, the f15 privy mark of the "Fabulous Fifteen" collection in which the coin was included this year; the collection has a different selection of fifteen silver coins from 15 different countries every year.

Around above left, the inscription PANTHERA TIGRIS (the Latin name of the species), followed by the metal purity: 999 SILVER.

Around below, the date of issue 2016.

Finish: proof-like.

Coins in the Panthera Tigris series by Laos include:
- 20 g Silver, Panthera Tigris 2013
- 20 g Silver, Panthera Tigris 2014
- 20 g Silver, Panthera Tigris 2015
- 1 oz Silver, Indochinese Tiger 2016
- 20 g Silver, Panthera Tigris 2016
- 20 g Silver, Panthera Tigris 2017
- 1/10 oz Silver, Panthera Tigris 2017
- 0.5 g Gold, Panthera Tigris 2018
- 20 g Silver, Panthera Tigris 2018
- 20 g Silver, Panthera Tigris 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, Panthera Tigris 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Panthera Tigris 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Panthera Tigris 2020
- 20 g Silver, Panthera Tigris 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Panthera Tigris 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Panthera Tigris 2021
- 20 g Silver, Panthera Tigris 2021
- 1 oz Gold, Panthera Tigris 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Panthera Tigris 2022
- 20 g Silver, Panthera Tigris 2022