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600 Tögrög Year of the Rooster
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national arms of Mongolia at center, depicting the Soyombo symbol above a horse within a circular badge adorned with floral and ornamental motifs. The denomination '600' appears in large numerals in the lower field. Mongolian script legends are inscribed to the left and right of the arms, with the country name 'MONGOLIA' arched along the upper rim in Latin characters. The inscription '12 OZ FINE SILVER 999' is engraved along the lower rim, confirming the coin's bullion specification. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Mongolia's 1993 lunar series issues were among the earliest large-format silver coins produced under the newly restructured Bank of Mongolia following the country's transition away from Soviet-era central planning in 1991. The 600 Tögrög denomination placed this well above everyday transactional value — it was a bullion-adjacent commemorative from the outset, never intended for circulation.
At 373.2 grams of .999 silver, production required careful sourcing at a moment when Mongolia's institutional relationships with foreign mints were still being established after decades of Comecon dependency.