[3] In 1945–1946, the Free Lao government in Vientiane issued a series of paper money in denominations of 10, 20, and 50 att and 10 kip before the French authorities took control of the region.

[citation needed] The kip was reintroduced in 1955, replacing the French Indochinese piastre at par.

[4] The Pathet Lao introduced the "liberation kip" on 12 October 1968, for circulation in the areas that the group controlled.

[8] Royal Kip (1955) Coins were issued in denominations of 10, 20 and 50 att or cents with French and Lao inscriptions.

These were followed by commemorative 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 kip coins issued in 1985 for the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

However, due to the economic toll of the Soviet collapse in 1991 and the persistence of chronic inflation, coins are rarely seen in circulation.

At the same time, the two other branches had similar arrangements with the riel in Cambodia and the đồng in South Vietnam.

Banknotes issued in 1975 or before in Pathet Lao controlled areas, and were in denominations of 1, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 kip.