Lao kip of the Soviet collapse in 1991 and the persistence of chronic inflation, there are no coins currently in circulation in Laos. In 1979, banknotes were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 kip. 500 kip notes were added in 1988, followed by 1000 kip in 1992, 2000 and 5000 kip in 1997, 10,000 and 20,000 kip in 2002 and 50,000 kip on January 17, 2006 (although dated 2004). On November 15, 2010 a 100,000 kip banknote was issued to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the capital, Vientiane, and the 35th anniversary of the
Kip Koenig the Cruelest Month", the only directing credit to his name. Kip Koenig Kip Koenig is an American film and television producer and screenwriter. Koenig's most notable work has been on medical drama "Grey's Anatomy", for which he has served as supervising producer and consulting producer for dozens of episodes, and has written an additional three episodes. His other television credits include "Still Life", "Septuplets" and "The American Embassy", for all of which he has served as executive producer and producer, and has written for. He has also written and produced "Bio-Dome", a 1996 film, and has written a single episode