Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
500 Tögrög Olympic Games 2008
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
|---|---|
| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Монгол Банк ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ 500 ТӨГРӨГ MONGOLIA 25 gr 925 SILVER (Translation: The Bank of Mongolia Monggol Ulus (Mongolia) 500 Tögrög) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | OLYMPICS GAMES 2008 2006 |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Mongolia's participation in the 2008 Beijing Olympics was a landmark moment — the country claimed its first-ever Olympic gold medals in Beijing, both in judo, ending decades of silver and bronze finishes that dated back to its debut at the 1964 Tokyo Games. This coin was issued two years ahead of the Games as part of a wider pattern of pre-Olympic commemorative programs common among smaller national banks seeking early numismatic revenue from collector markets.