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This series is admired for its elegant engraving, traditional Khmer motifs, and its poignant place in Cambodian history — representing the last stable currency before the Khmer Rouge era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe P‑4c subtype is identified by its \u003cstrong\u003e1972 date\u003c\/strong\u003e and the signature variety used during the later printings of the series. As one of the last low‑denomination notes of the Khmer Republic, it is widely collected for both its design and its historical significance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features \u0026amp; Catalogue Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAttribute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCountry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCambodia \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Khmer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRepublic)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssuer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNational \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBank \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCambodia\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDenomination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRiel\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1972\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePick \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eP‑4c\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e1970–1975 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssue\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSmall-format \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edenomination\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatermark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNone \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(typical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elow-value \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enotes)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSecurity \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprinter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtracted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKhmer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRepublic\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eKhmer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003earchitecture \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u0026amp; 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