page_title: Lao kip
section_title: Banknotes
hierarchical_section_title: Lao kip / History / Royal Kip (1955) / Banknotes
caption_attribution_description: English: Laos 100 Kip (1957).
context_page_description: The kip is the currency of Laos since 1955. Historically, one kip was divided into 100 att.
  The term derives from ກີບ kì:p, a Lao word meaning "ingot."
context_section_description: In 1953, the Laos branch of the Institut d'Emission des Etats du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam issued notes dual denominated in piastre and kip. At the same time, the two other branches had the similar arrangement with the riel in Cambodia and the đồng in South Vietnam. There were notes for 1, 5, 100 and 100 kip/piastres.
  In 1957, the government issued notes denominated solely in kip. The notes were for 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 kip printed by the Security Banknote Company, 100 kip printed by the Banque de France and a commemorative 500 kip printed by Thomas De la Rue. 1 and 5 kip notes printed by Bradbury & Wilkinson, and a 10 kip by De la Rue were introduced by 1962.
  In 1963, 20, 50, 200 and 1000 kip notes were added, all printed by De la Rue. These were followed by 100, 500 and 5000 kip notes in 1974–75, again by De La Rue.  A 1975 10 kip by Bradbury & Wilkinson and a 1000 kip by De la Rue were printed but not circulated.
caption: 100 kip, 1957 issue
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