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 Sputnik
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
|---|---|
| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 500 Tögrög |
| 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 | Central field bears the state emblem of Mongolia flanked by the denomination, with the issuer's name rendered in both Cyrillic script (МОНГОЛ БАНК) and traditional Mongolian vertical script (ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ). The denomination 500 ТӨГРӨГ appears prominently alongside the country name MONGOLIA in Latin characters. Fineness and weight specifications (0.5 gr .9999 GOLD) are also inscribed in the field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A detailed depiction of the Sputnik 1 satellite dominates the field, rendered with its characteristic spherical body and four trailing antennae extending diagonally across the design. The satellite is shown orbiting above a textured representation of Earth's curved surface, with scattered stars and dots suggesting the vastness of space. A dotted border frames the entire composition. The curved legend SPUTNIK - 4TH OCTOBER 1957 arcs along the upper periphery in Latin capitals, commemorating the historic launch date, while the year of issue 2007 appears in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Mongolia's connection to the Sputnik anniversary is purely commemorative — the country had no role in the Soviet space program — but the Bank of Mongolia was among the most aggressive issuers of novelty bullion in the 2000s, producing dozens of small-format gold pieces for the collector market rather than circulation. The 50th anniversary of Sputnik's October 1957 launch drew commemorative issues from mints worldwide that year.
At 0.5 grams, the gold content is negligible as bullion. These were sold at substantial premiums to melt value from the date of issue.