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2500 Tögrög Year of the Dragon
| Issuer | Mongolia |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | At center, the Soyombo — Mongolia's national emblem — rendered in high relief and surrounded by a radiant sunburst border. Flanking the Soyombo are two stylized serpentine dragons in low relief. The denomination '2500' appears in the upper field, with the legend 'MONGOLIA' to the right and the Mongolian script legend to the left. Along the lower arc reads '1/4 OZ 9999 GOLD'. The entire design is framed by an ornate Greek-key meander border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Mongolia's millennial dragon coin was part of a broader wave of Asian-market bullion issues timed to the Year of the Dragon in 2000, a year carrying particular commercial weight given the simultaneous turn of the millennium. The .9999 fineness places it among the purest gold issues of its era — finer than the Krugerrand, the Maple Leaf's standard at the time, and most sovereign bullion programs then in production.