Kingdom of Laos, 50 Cents, 1952, KM# 6, Circulated Condition.

The Kingdom of Laos was officially proclaimed when the new Constitution was promulgated in 1947, as part of the colonial French Union and obtained full independence in 1953.

The Kingdom of Laos was a constitutional monarchy that served Laos beginning with its independence on 9 November 1953. The monarchy survived until December 1975, when its last king, Savang Vatthana, surrendered the throne to the Pathet Lao, who abolished the monarchy in favor of a Marxist state called the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, which has controlled Laos since.

Metal: Aluminum

Weight: 3.84 grams

Diameter: 31 mm

Thickness: 2.60 mm

Shape: Round with a hole

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