Catalog
5000 Tögrög Wild horse
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Currency | Tögrög (1925-date) |
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| Obverse description | At center, the national emblem of Mongolia — the Soyombo symbol — is displayed within an arched frame surmounted by a flame finial. Below the emblem appears the stylized script inscription 'Монгол Банк' (Bank of Mongolia) in decorative lettering, flanked on either side by vertical Mongolian traditional script legends. The denomination '5000 TUGRIG' is inscribed in large numerals and lettering in the lower field, with the legend 'MONGOLIA 5 OZ 999 SILVER 1996' arranged along the lower rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Mongolia's wild horse — the Przewalski's horse, or *takhi* — was declared extinct in the wild by the late 1960s, surviving only in captivity. By 1996, coordinated reintroduction programs were actively returning captive-bred animals to the Mongolian steppe, making the timing of this issue directly tied to a live conservation effort rather than retrospective commemoration. The coin was struck the same year the first reintroduction herds were being established at Hustai Nuruu.