Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1000 Tögrög Year of the Rat
| Issuer | Mongolbank (Bank of Mongolia) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | 0.7 mm |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | 1000 ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ MONGOLIA 2008 TOGROG (Translation: 1000 Monggol Ulus (Mongolia) Tugriks) |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed scene commemorating the Chinese Lunar Year of the Rat, with multiple rats depicted among grass and foliage within an ornate circular beaded frame surmounted by a decorative floral cartouche. The central composition shows rats in naturalistic poses, rendered with high relief and meticulous detail characteristic of proof coinage. Elaborate scrollwork and foliate ornamentation frame the inner scene, filling the field between the beaded inner border and the coin's milled edge. The Chinese characters '鼠' (rat) and '鼠年' (Year of the Rat) serve as the primary inscriptions on this face. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Part of Mongolia's long-running lunar calendar bullion series, this issue coincides with the Year of the Rat beginning February 7, 2008 — the first year of a new 12-year cycle. Mongolia has issued these small-format gold pieces consistently since the late 1990s, targeting the Southeast Asian collector market where lunar year coins carry genuine cultural demand rather than purely numismatic interest. Mintages are typically modest and largely absorbed by that market on release.