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500 Tögrög Year of the Rat, colorized
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the state emblem of Mongolia — a lotus-based medallion bearing the soyombo symbol — flanked on left and right by vertical Mongolian script legends. Below the emblem, the denomination '500' and 'Төгрөг' are inscribed in large numerals and Mongolian script. At the bottom of the field, the legend 'MONGOLIA 1oz .999 SILVER' appears in Latin script. The entire design is surrounded by a beaded inner border and a serrated outer rim. |
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| Mintage | 2008 - Proof |
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Mongolia's lunar series coins were produced under contract by foreign mints — this piece almost certainly struck by the Bald Eagle Mint or a comparable European facility, as the Bank of Mongolia has never operated production infrastructure capable of colorized silver issues. The Year of the Rat opens the twelve-year lunar cycle, making 2008 issues the anchor of any complete set.
The rat holds an ambivalent place in Mongolian folk tradition compared to its more celebrated status in Chinese astrology, yet demand from the broader East Asian collector market drove most of these issues out of Mongolia almost immediately upon release.