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500 Tögrög Troops of Chinggis Khan
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Tögrög (1925-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the State Emblem of Mongolia — a soyombo symbol surmounted by a lotus finial — enclosed within a circular rope border. The cursive legend 'Монгол Банк' (Bank of Mongolia) arcs above the emblem in the upper field, flanked on either side by Mongolian script inscriptions. The large numeral '500' appears prominently below the emblem, with the denomination legend 'TOGROG' beneath it. Along the lower rim, the legend reads '1/25 OZ MONGOLIA 999.9 GOLD 2000', denoting the bullion specification and year of issue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued at the turn of the millennium, this piece belongs to a broader Mongolian commemorative program capitalizing on the 2000 anniversary marketing cycle — though Chinggis Khan's birth date remains genuinely disputed among historians, with estimates ranging from 1155 to 1167. The Bank of Mongolia was prolific in this period with small-format gold issues aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation.
At 1.24 g, these were never intended to function as trade gold. Production was almost certainly handled by a contracted European mint, as Mongolia lacked domestic precious-metal striking capacity at the time.