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| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | Монгол Банк ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ 500 TӨГРӨГ MONGOLIA 25 gr 925 SILVER (Translation: The Bank of Mongolia Monggol Ulus (Mongolia) 500 Tögrög) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Mongolia's commemorative program for the Athens 2004 Olympics was issued a year after the Games concluded — a common pattern for smaller central banks working through licensed distributors who acquire post-event minting rights. The coins were produced for the collector market rather than any domestic circulation, part of a broader wave of themed silver issues that flooded the numismatic market throughout the mid-2000s from Pacific and Central Asian issuing authorities.
Mongolia sent four athletes to Athens, none of whom medaled in table tennis — the sport had no particular national significance at the time of issue.