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500 Tögrög Da Vinci Equestrian
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a gilt high-relief depiction of Leonardo da Vinci's equestrian statue design, showing a rearing horse with an armored rider, rendered in selective gold gilding against a polished silver field. The emblem of the Bank of Mongolia appears alongside the denomination. Legends in both Cyrillic script and traditional Mongolian vertical script are inscribed in the field, identifying the issuing authority and the nation. The inscription also includes the fineness and weight specifications in Latin characters. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic/Latin/Mongolian |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a bold gilt high-relief rendition of Leonardo da Vinci's celebrated equestrian sculpture concept, depicting a powerfully muscled rearing horse with an armored warrior mounted upon it, the entire composition selectively gold-plated against the mirror-polished silver square field. The legend EQUESTRIAN is incused along the upper right edge of the diamond-oriented square flan, and the date 2005 is inscribed in the lower exergual area beneath a thin horizontal line. The dynamic sculptural composition fills the field dramatically, emphasizing the Renaissance artistic source. |
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