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500 Tögrög Tibetan blue bear
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#238 |
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| Reverse description | Central motif depicts a finely detailed relief of a Tibetan blue bear (Ursus pruinosus) standing in full profile atop a naturalistic rocky outcrop, with tufts of grass rendered at its feet. The animal faces right, its textured fur rendered with careful engraving to convey the species' distinctive shaggy coat. The curved Latin legend 'URSUS PRUINOSUS' arcs along the upper periphery of the field. The date '2001' is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Tibetan blue bear (*Ursus arctos pruinosus*) was so poorly documented by Western science through most of the 20th century that it contributed credibly to yeti folklore — several expedition reports from the 1950s attributed recovered pelts and tracks to an unknown primate before zoologists reattributed them to this subspecies. Mongolia issued this coin under its wildlife conservation series, a program that drew on WWF partnership funding to produce collector pieces highlighting species with negligible public profile outside specialist zoology.