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15 Möngö
| Issuer | Mongolia |
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| Year | 1959 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | БҮГД НАЙРАМДАХ МОНГОЛ АРД УЛС 1959 (Translation: The Mongolian People's Republic) |
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| Edge | Milled |
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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.