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50 Tögrög Ugedei Khan
| Issuer | Mongolia |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the national arms of Mongolia — the Soyombo symbol set within a circular gear-and-wreath device — displayed in high relief against a mirror-like proof field. The legend MONGOLIA arcs along the upper rim in Latin script, while the denomination numeral 50 appears in the lower field. Mongolian script lettering is inscribed vertically along the right side of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust portrait of Ugedei Khan, second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, rendered in a stylized relief against a polished proof field. The portrait is positioned in the upper-central area of the coin, depicting the Khan with a beard and traditional headdress. A vertical column of traditional Mongolian script appears to the left of the portrait. The date 1992 is inscribed in the exergue above the Latin legend UGEDEI KHAN, which arcs along the lower rim. |
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Ögedei Khan, second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire and son of Genghis, presided over the westward campaigns that devastated Poland and Hungary in 1241 — a conquest halted only by his sudden death that same year, which forced the withdrawal of Mongol forces already poised to push deeper into Europe. This 1992 issue is part of Mongolia's early post-communist commemorative program, launched after the 1990 transition away from the Mongolian People's Republic, when the newly democratic government began asserting national identity through silver bullion issues tied to imperial history.