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5000 Tögrög Karakorum
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 5000 Tögrög |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Cyrillic/Mongolian |
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| Reverse description | Highly detailed high-relief depiction of the grand ceremonial gate of Karakorum, the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire, rendered in a traditional East Asian architectural style with sweeping tiled rooflines adorned with dragon finials. Groups of figures in period dress flank the broad staircase leading to the gatehouse, which features a red inset accent panel at its arched central opening. The numeral '800' arches prominently across the upper field, commemorating the 800th anniversary of the city's founding. The legend 'CITY OF KARAKORUM' appears in the lower middle field, flanked by the founding and commemorative dates '1220' and '2020', separated by a traditional Mongolian script ornament. |
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Karakorum served as the imperial capital of the Mongol Empire from roughly 1235 until Kublai Khan relocated the seat of power to Khanbaliq — present-day Beijing — in 1264, after which the city declined rapidly. Excavations at the Erdene Zuu monastery site, built directly over the ruins, have only partially uncovered what was once the administrative heart of the largest contiguous land empire in history.
Mongolia has issued extensively in this two-ounce silver format for the international collector market, with Karakorum appearing repeatedly as a subject across multiple series.