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500 Tögrög Saiga Tatarica Mongolica
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Currency | Tögrög (1925-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the soyombo-crowned emblem of the Bank of Mongolia, rendered in high relief, with the Cyrillic inscription 'Монгол Банк' in stylised script beneath the emblem. Flanking the central device on either side are vertical Traditional Mongolian script legends. Below the emblem, the denomination '500 ТӨГРӨГ' is struck in bold raised lettering, with the fineness and weight inscription '0.5 gr .9999 GOLD' appearing in smaller characters beneath. The coin's border is defined by a delicate reeded rim encircling the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic/Traditional Mongolian |
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The saiga antelope, once ranging in vast migratory herds across the Mongolian steppe, had collapsed to near-extinction by the early 2000s following catastrophic poaching pressure after the Soviet Union's dissolution left rural populations without income and enforcement structures in ruins. Mongolia's subspecies, Saiga tatarica mongolica, is confined to the Shargiin Gobi and surrounding areas — a range so restricted it is essentially a relict population. This coin was issued the same year the IUCN listed the Mongolian saiga as Critically Endangered.