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100 000 Tögrög Year of the Goat
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A standing ibex (mountain goat) in full profile facing left, depicted in frosted relief on a raised rocky ground line at center. The animal is surrounded by stylized auspicious cloud motifs scattered across the inner field. An ornate circular border encloses the central composition, incorporating traditional East Asian decorative elements including dragons, flowering branches, and architectural pavilion motifs at the cardinal points, all rendered in fine detail against a mirror-polished background. A small Mongolian script inscription appears at the base of the central device within the decorative border. |
| Reverse script | Mongolian |
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This 3-kilogram silver piece belongs to Mongolia's luxury bullion program of the early 2000s, which produced oversized commemorative issues aimed squarely at the international collector market rather than domestic circulation. The Year of the Goat falls in the twelve-year cycle of the Mongolian lunar calendar, which the country shares with the broader East Asian tradition rooted in Chinese astronomical reckoning — though Mongolia maintains distinct cultural observances tied to Tsagaan Sar, the White Moon festival marking the new year.
At 3,000 grams of .999 fine silver, fewer than a handful of these would have been struck.