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Cambodia's Central Bank issues silver coins to mark founding of ASEAN Community

Xinhua, December 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), or Central Bank, has issued ASEAN Commemorative Coins to mark the establishment of the ASEAN Community on Dec. 31, 2015, according to its statement on Friday.

"The NBC, together with the Royal Government of Cambodia, would like to express our congratulations to the ASEAN member states for successfully moving another step forward in the process of regional integration," the statement said. "This significant achievement will be beneficial to all ASEAN nations."

The 31.1-gram silver coins, with the face value of 3,000 riels, displays Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat Temple on the obverse and the ASEAN flag with flags of the ASEAN member states on the reverse.

The NBC will introduce the sale of those commemorative coins at 223,000 riels (about 55 U.S. dollars) per coin, the statement said, adding that coins may be purchased at the bank's headquarters from Dec. 25 onward.

Founded in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Enditem