The Banknotes of Laos

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Want an up-to-date, informative, full-color catalog of Laos banknotes? Try The Banknote Book by Owen Linzmayer!
The first catalog number in each listing below is from The Banknote Book.

Banque Nationale du Laos (1957-1975)

BNL B1a P1a	1 Kip (1957)
Signature 1. With security dots. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B1b P1b	1 Kip (1962)
Signature 1. Without security dots. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B2b P2b	5 Kip (1962)
Signature 1. Without security dots. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B3b P3b	10 Kip (1962)
Signature 1. Without security dots. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B6a P6a	100 Kip (1957)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B7a P7a	500 Kip (1957)
Signature 3. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

BNL B8a P8a	1 Kip (1962)
Signature 3. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B9a P9a	5 Kip (1962)
Signature 2. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B9b P9b	5 Kip (1962)
Signature 5. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B10b P10b	10 Kip (1962)
Signature 5. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B11a P11a	20 Kip (1963)
Signature 5. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B11b P11b	20 Kip (1963)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B12b P12a	50 Kip (1963)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B13b P13a	200 Kip (1963)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B14b P14b	1000 Kip (1963)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B15a P15a	10 Kip (1975)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B16a P16a	100 Kip (1974)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B17a P17a	500 Kip (1.1.1974)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B18a P18a	1000 Kip (1975)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BNL B19a P19a	5000 Kip (1975)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Ron Wise

Pathet Lao Government (1968)

PLG B1a P19Aa	1 Kip (1968)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

PLG B2a P20a	10 Kip (1968)
Watermark = temples. Images courtesy Ron Wise

PLG B3a P21a	20 Kip (1968)
Watermark = temples. Images courtesy Ron Wise

PLG B5a P23a	100 Kip (1968)
Watermark = temples. Images courtesy Ron Wise

PLG B6a P23Aa	200 Kip (1968)
Watermark = temples. Images courtesy Ron Wise

PLG B7a P24a	500 Kip (1968)
Watermark = temples. Images courtesy Tristan White

Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (1979-present)

BOL B1b P25a	1 Kip (16.12.1979)
With corrected "kip" on back. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOL B2a P26a	5 Kip (16.12.1979)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOL B3b P27a	10 Kip (16.12.1979)
With corrected "kip" on back. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOL B4b P28a	20 Kip (16.12.1979)
With corrected "kip" on back. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOL B5b P29a	50 Kip (16.12.1979)
With corrected "kip" on back. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOL B6a P30a	100 Kip (16.12.1979)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOL B7a P31a	500 Kip 1988
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOL B8d P32d	1000 Kip 1996
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOL B9a P32Aa	1000 Kip 1998
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOL B9b P32Ab	1000 Kip 2003
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BOL B10a P33a	2000 Kip 1997 (1.6.1998)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOL B11a P34a	5000 Kip 1997 (1.6.1998)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOL B12a P35a	10,000 Kip 2002
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOL B13a P36a	20,000 Kip 2002
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOL B14a P37a	50,000 Kip 2004
Images courtesy Ron Wise

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