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500 Tögrög Johannes Gutenberg
| Uitgever | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Jaar | 1999 |
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| Techniek | Milled |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The gold-plated central disc features the soyombo-topped emblem of the Bank of Mongolia above the cursive Cyrillic inscription 'Монгол Банк', flanked on either side by vertical Traditional Mongolian script legends. The denomination '500 ТӨГРӨГ' is inscribed in the field below the emblem. The outer silver ring bears the legend 'MONGOLIA 25gr 925 SILVER' along the lower rim, with a serrated inner border running the full circumference. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The gold-plated central disc depicts an open book rendered in relief, symbolising the art of printing and the literary legacy of Johannes Gutenberg. The outer silver ring carries the commemorative legend 'JOHANNES GUTENBERG 1400(?)-1468 GENIUS OF THE MILLENNIUM' with the year of issue '1999', separated by decorative stops, running along the circumference. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Gutenberg's connection to Mongolia is purely honorary — this coin belongs to a wave of late-1990s commemorative issues through which the Bank of Mongolia generated hard-currency revenue by licensing famous historical figures with no geographic ties to the country. The same program produced dozens of issues across numismatic markets in Europe and North America, where collector demand for novelty bimetallic compositions was peaking.
The bimetallic construction — gold-plated silver center within a plain silver ring — was a fashionable format among mint contractors at the time, particularly through the Kremnica and Valcambi facilities that handled much of Mongolia's outsourced commemorative production in this period.