Catalog
500 Tögrög Undur Geghen Zanabazar
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Diameter | 38.61 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a gilt effigy of Sita Tara (White Tara), a female bodhisattva of Tibetan Buddhist iconography, rendered in fine relief and seated in the lotus position upon a lotus throne, her right hand raised in the vitarka mudra and holding a lotus blossom. A vertical column of traditional Mongolian script appears to the left of the figure. The arc legend 'UNDUR GEGHEN ZANABAZAR 1635-1723' curves across the upper field, identifying the renowned Mongolian Buddhist master and sculptor who created the original image. Below the figure, 'Sita Tara' and the date '1999' are inscribed in the lower field. The design is presented against a deeply mirrored proof background. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Mongolian |
| Reverse lettering | UNDUR GEGHEN ZANABAZAR 1635-1723 Sita Tara 1999 |
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