Description
Commemorative issue
Series: F.A.O.
Obverse
Temple of Angkor Wat
Lettering:
សាធារណរដ្ឋខ្មែរ
៩ តុលា ១៩៧០
Translation:
Khmer Republic
9 October 1970
Reverse
Grain bouquet, denomination
Lettering:
សូ្រវជាជីវិត នៃ សេដ្ឋតិច្នជាតិ
១ ៛. | 1 ៛.
មួយរេ្យល
Translation:
It is the life of the national economy
One Riel
Edge
Reeded
Note: According to the Royal Mint of Great Britain, this coin was minted at the Llantrissant Branch Mint in 1972 but dated 1969. According to the FAO, the coin was to have been dated 1971 but was “not minted” due to the fall of the Cambodian government in 1970.
However, this coin was released in limited numbers in 1983. The photograph of the coin, supplied by the FAO, is dated 1970. This type is currently available from many sources in the numismatic market.
