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15 Möngö
| Issuer | Mongolia |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#25 |
| Obverse description | Central field displays the state emblem of the Mongolian People's Republic (1941–1960 type), depicting a mounted horseman galloping across a landscape against a background of radiating sunbeams, surmounted by a five-pointed star. Four circular medallions at the lower periphery of the emblem each bear a head of livestock symbolic of the national economy. The legend БҮГД НАЙРАМДАХ МОНГОЛ АРД УЛС curves along the upper periphery, with the date 1959 positioned at the base, all within a beaded inner border. |
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| Reverse description | The numeral '15' is prominently displayed in the upper field, with the Cyrillic legend МӨНГӨ inscribed below, together forming the denomination. The central motif is framed by a wreath of stylized floral and foliate branches that curve upward from a joined base at the bottom, enclosing the denomination within the field. The design is contained within a beaded border. |
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The 1959 Mongolian möngö series was issued under the Mongolian People's Republic during a period of near-total Soviet economic integration — the tögrög itself was pegged to the Soviet ruble, and coin designs were approved in close coordination with Moscow. Aluminium coinage at this weight was a deliberate Soviet-bloc choice, reflecting both postwar metal allocation priorities and the practical reality of a nomadic pastoral economy where coin loss was high and production costs needed to stay minimal.