Depicts coat of arms of Laos (1975-1991 version) surrounded by the country name.

The National Emblem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is a circle depicting in the bottom part one-half of a cog wheel and red ribbon and crescent-shaped stalks of fully ripened rice at both sides. Communist red star and hammer and sickle are located between the tips of the stalks of rice. A road, a paddy field, a forest and a hydroelectric dam are depicted in the middle of the circle.

Depicts denomination in Arabic and Lao numbers. Fish and date flanked by palm trees below.