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| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | Mongol Bank ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ 2000 ТӨГРӨГ MONGOLIA 3oz .999 SILVER (Translation: Monggol Ulus (Mongolia) 2000 Tögrög) |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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The Kalachakra ("Wheel of Time") is among the most complex tantric systems in Vajrayana Buddhism, and Mongolia's deep historical relationship with Tibetan Buddhism — formalized under Altan Khan in the 16th century and sustained through centuries of Gelug patronage — gives this issue genuine cultural grounding rather than the cynical bullion-tourism that plagues most large-format commemoratives. The 14th Dalai Lama has conducted the Kalachakra initiation publicly dozens of times since 1954, each event drawing hundreds of thousands of practitioners.
At 93.31 grams over 65mm, the flan is substantial enough to render the mandala's geometric complexity with real depth — a practical reason large silver formats dominate this subject matter across multiple issuing nations.