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| Issuer | Mongolia |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Weight | 23 g |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | A frontal three-quarter view of the Mongolian State Bank building in Ulaanbaatar is depicted in the centre of the field, rendered in fine relief with architectural detail including a central entrance portico, flanking wings, and stepped approach. The Cyrillic legend ҮНДЭСНИЙ БАНКНЫ ТАВИН ЖИЛД arcs across the upper periphery, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the National Bank. The date range '1924–1974' is inscribed in large numerals along the lower portion of the field. The design has a plain, unbordered rim. |
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The State Bank of Mongolia — Mongol Bankny — was established in 1924 as a Soviet-backed institution modeled directly on Gosbank, part of the broader effort to bring the newly declared Mongolian People's Republic into alignment with USSR financial structures. This 1974 commemorative marks exactly fifty years from that founding. Such anniversary issues were common across the Soviet sphere during this period, typically authorized through coordinated party channels rather than any independent monetary decision by the issuing nation.