500 Tögrög Olympic Games 2008

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.