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100 Riel

Cambodia 1946_1989 XF P-P-13 AI extracted ✦ AI 92%
Front · IMG_6251.jpeg cropped
Back · IMG_6252.jpeg cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Cambodia
Currency Riel
Denomination 100
Series name First series
Series year
Issue year
Era 1946_1989
Legal status demonetized
Predecessor currency French Indochinese piastre
Successor currency Riel (reintroduced 1980)
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait
Reverse subject Bayon temple
Watermark
Color palette #8b7355,#d4af37,#4a4a4a
Themes architecture,agriculture,indigenous_culture
Language / script Khmer script, Latin script

Front: Agricultural scene depicting Cambodian rice farmers planting in flooded paddy fields, representing the country's primary economic activity and rural life. The vignette shows multiple workers engaged in traditional rice cultivation methods that have sustained Khmer civilization for centuries. The note features ornate guilloche patterns with three circular vignettes and text in both Khmer script and French identifying the issuing authority.

Back: The Bayon temple at Angkor Thom, a late 12th-century Buddhist temple built by King Jayavarman VII as the state temple of the Khmer Empire. Famous for its 54 towers decorated with 216 serene stone faces, the Bayon represents the peak of classical Khmer architecture and is one of Cambodia's most iconic monuments. The temple appears on numerous Cambodian banknotes as a symbol of national heritage.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Banque Nationale du Cambodge
Issuer (native) ធនាគារជាតិកម្ពុជា
Printer Giesecke & Devrient
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm) 165x82

Security features: intaglio,microprint

Geography

Cambodia in Asia

Cambodia in Asia. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

This note belongs to the first series of riel issued by the Banque Nationale du Cambodge after Cambodia gained independence from France in 1953. The riel was introduced in 1955 to replace the Indochinese piastre at par. This series circulated through the Kingdom of Cambodia period under King Norodom Sihanouk and the Khmer Republic period. All currency was abolished by the Khmer Rouge in 1975, and notes of this series were demonetized. The riel was not reintroduced until 1980. These notes were printed by Giesecke & Devrient in Munich, as indicated by the printer's imprint on the back.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-13
Krause ID
Rarity tier scarce
Series range 1955-1975
Provenance

How it came to me

Acquired date
Acquired from
Acquired price
Currency
Condition
Grade XF
Serial number យខ626072
Serial prefix យខ

Note appears in excellent condition with strong colors and sharp details, minimal handling wear

Valuation

What it's worth now

$15–$40
Type default range $15–$40
Valuation history (1)
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AI extractions (1)
anthropic · claude-sonnet-4-5 2026-05-08 16:33:40
status: ok · step 1 · $0.0359 · 6125↓ + 1165↑ tokens
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