© Micheal Linke
© Micheal Linke
Medal - Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge
1994 year| Copper-nickel | 30.85 g | 40 mm |
| Location | Laos |
|---|---|
| Period | People’s Democratic Republic (1975-date) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals |
| Year | 1994 |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 30.85 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#321406 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge with scenes of each nations respective capitals Vientiane on left, Bangkok on right. Flags of Laos, Australia and Thailand Above
Script: Lao
Lettering:
ວມິໄຂຂົວມິດຕະພາບ
8 ເມສາ 1994
Translation:
Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge
8, April, 1994
Edge
Plain
Comment
Opened on 8 April 1994, it was the first bridge across the lower Mekong, and the second on the full course of the Mekong.The cost was about A$42 million, funded by the Australian government as development aid for Laos.The bridge was designed and built by Australian companies as a demonstration of their ability to complete major infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Thai%E2%80%93Lao_Friendship_Bridge