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2500 Tögrög Year of the Rooster
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Technique | Proof |
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| Obverse lettering | MONGOLIA ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ 2500 TOGROG 2005 (Translation: Monggol Ulus (Mongolia) 2500 Tugriks) |
| Reverse description | A stylized rooster in animated cartoon style dominates the center of the field, depicted with exaggerated plumage and an open beak, facing left. To the lower left, a newly hatched chick emerges from a cracked egg. To the upper left, the Chinese character for 'rooster' (酉) appears within a square cartouche, while a brief Mongolian script inscription appears to the right. The date 2005 is inscribed to the lower right, and the legend '1/4 .9999 GOLD' appears along the lower rim, with the mint mark 'FM' (Pobjoy Mint or similar) visible in the exergue. A beaded border frames the entire composition. |
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Mongolia's lunar series coins were produced in partnership with external minting facilities — the Bank of Mongolia having no domestic fine gold striking capability — and the 2005 Rooster issue falls within a wave of collector-oriented releases timed to the Chinese lunisolar calendar cycle. The series drew heavily on diaspora and Asian collector markets rather than domestic circulation demand.
At 7.7760 g of .9999 gold, the weight corresponds precisely to one quarter troy ounce — a deliberate alignment with internationally traded bullion increments to broaden secondary market liquidity.