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Royal / Vientiane kip

Royal / Vientiane kip: a historical unit of account.

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Introduction and ending not established
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Royal / Vientiane kip: documented and qualified family connections PARENTS THIS CURRENCY CHILDREN Indochinese piastreIndochinese piastre 1955 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1955 Lao kipLao kip 1976 · DocumentedLater contribution or absorptionDocumented connection · 1976 Royal / Vientiane kipRoyal / Vientiane kip Currency history

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The story

In June 1976 the Vientiane kip was withdrawn in favour of the separately circulating Liberation kip, at 20:1; the Liberation kip belongs to the modern Lao kip continuity despite its 1979 rescaling. No precise 1976 day asserted. [1]

Sources and evidence

  1. World Bank, East Asia and Pacific Region · Socialist Transformation in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: An Economic Report, Volume II: Annexes; Soutsaka Bounmanit, Economic Studies 136, pp 91–116, Kyushu University · Financial System of the Lao PDR after Introduction of the Pianpeangmai Policy C1172 ↗

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“Royal / Vientiane kip.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000141.html

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