Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Нэг төгрөг

Сүүлийн үед томоохон дэлгүүр, супермаркетууд иргэдийн авсан барааны төлбөрийн хариултанд нэгтийн дэвсгэрт өгч байгааг анзаарсан байхаа. Нэгт, таютын дэвсгэрт өнөөдрийг хүртэл гүйлгээнд байгаа бөгөөд Монголбанк, арилжааны банкуудад дээрх дэвсгэртийн хангалт хийгдсэн учраас та хариултаа бүрэн авах боломжтой болжээ.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Snow Leopards-MPI 2008



Endangered Wildlife

The snow leopard (uncia uncia) is a large cat that mainly lives in the Central Asian highlands. Because of his resemblance he is frequently mistaken for a leopard although he has a longer, mostly grey fur and is also smaller than his “brother”. The large cat’s soles are covered with a thick hair pad which enlarges the surface of his feet and enables him to move over the snow-capped mountains as if on snow shoes. This enables him to balance his body weight and the cat of prey doesn’t sink into the snow fields as deep. A much better progression is ensured. This advantage in the wilderness is not to be underestimated.
Snow Leopards-MPI 2008 - Art.-No. 23212
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The mating season is in the months of January up until March. After a gestation period of approx. 100 days the mother can give birth up to five cubs. At birth the cubs are still blind and have a black fur. They weigh about 500 grams and are old enough to go their own way with about 18 to 20 months. The snow leopard is a loner. Up until today one does not know what age this animal can reach in the wild.

In captivity the lifespan can amount to 20 years and more. Unfortunately, as well as many other animals, the snow leopard belongs to the endangered animal species. Globally it is supposed that only 7000 free living animals still exist. The most of these live in China and Mongolia. In the Mongolian Steppe there are unfortunately not even one thousand animals left. Despite the setup of facilities for sanctuaries a constant reduction is registered. Regretfully the reason for the reduction is due to the illegal but lucrative fur hunt.

This collective coin shows cute snow leopard cubs in an elaborate MPI-technology. MPI stands for Minted Photo Image und once again shows the standard of top minting design. Amaze yourself with a mix of a 2-dimensional photo on a 3- dimensional relief.

 

 

More Information



Snow Leopards-MPI 2008
Endangered Wildlife
Art.-No.:23212
Country:Mongolia
Year:2008
Face value:500 Togrog
Metal:Silver .925
Weight:25 g
Diameter:38.61 mm
Quality:Proof
Mintage:2'500 pcs.

 

KM-28 Mongolia 1981 2 Mongo Unc

KM-28 Mongolia 1981 2 Mongo Unc

Item No. : C1637    Price : $2.50

KM-52 Mongolia 1988 1 Tugrik Unc

KM-52 Mongolia 1988 1 Tugrik Unc

Item No. : C3124    Price : $12.50

Mongolia 2004 1,000 Tugrik Eagle Proof

Mongolia 2004 1,000 Tugrik Eagle Proof

Item No. : C3436    Price : $75.00

COIN OF THE GOLDEN HORDE

Golden Horde coinThe Golden Horde were the successors of Ghenghiz Khan that ruled much of Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe from the mid-13th century until the early 15th century.  Following the Black Death in 1346 and internal fighting the horde declined and disintegrated.  Though the Horde may have been golden, these coins are crudely made, undated,  bronze Puls.
Item L-GH-1  GOLDEN HORDE, BRONZE PUL 13th-15th century VG-crude    $10.00

RARE SILVER COIN OF MANGUBARNI

Jital of Mangubarni 1221-1224ADJalal al-Din Mangubarni (Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, Jalal-ud-din Mangubirni) achieved almost mythical proportions in his fight against Ghenghiz Khan.  He assumed command over the Khwarizm Empire in 1220AD, a kingdom in Afghanistan and Iran, after the Mongols executed his father. He assembled an Afghan coalition that decisively defeated the Mongols under Ghenghiz Khan. However the coalition quickly collapsed in arguments over the division of the spoils.  The Mongols then went after him, forcing him to retreat to the Indus River.  Tradition has it that though he was outnumbered 50 to one,  he continued his fierce attacks against the Mongols.  Eventually the Mongols closed in, and only he and a few followers were able to escape across the river into India.  There he assembled a new army, which was financed by raids on the treasuries of nearby kingdoms.  This base silver Jital was minted by Mangubarni, probably in Nandana, while he was in India, between 1221 and 1224AD.  In 1224AD he and his army left India.  He gained control over parts of Iran, and the Mongols resume their pursuit of him.  He was pursued through Iran, Iraq, Georgia and into Turkey. In 1231 he was probably by Kurdish bandits who did not know who he was!  Coins of Mangubarni are rare, however we recently purchased a group so can offer them at a reasonable price - until we run out.  The coins grade Very Fine, though may have spots.
Item C-MANG   SILVER JITAL OF MANGUBARNI, 1221-1224AD, VF-spots    $7.50
Item C-MANGx5  5 OF THE ABOVE SILVER JITALS OF MANGUBARNI, VF-spots   $25.00

MODERN MONGOLIAN COIN SET

Mongolia 1994 coin setThis 1994 coin set were the first coins Mongolia issued for circulation after abandoning communism in 1992.  Included are the 20, 50, 100 and 200 Tugrik.  The obverses of the coins all picture the Soyombo, the national emblem of Mongolia that had been discarded under communism.  The Soyombo includes many symbols associated with Lamaistic Buddhism, long practiced in Mongolia.  The 100 and 200 Tugrik also picture national buildings on the reverse. 
Item S-MN-SET94   MONGOLIA 1994 4 COIN SET (KM122-125)  UNC.    $6.00

Mongolia Gold Coins


Mongolia Gold Coin

Mongolia Gold Coins 750 Tugrug - 1980 KM-040 - 18,79 g - 28,0 mm Edge - Reeded
Mintage - 0,032M

This NCLT "coin" was issued to commemorate the International Year of the Child. The obverse features the arms of the Mongolian Peoples' Republic with the date 1980 below the arms and the country's name MONGOLIA in English at the bottom. The reverse has a pair of Mongolian children dancing in indigenous apparel with the English legend INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE CHILD around the top, and legends in Mongol script flanking the image. The UN symbol is to the lower left and the logo for the IYC to the lower right. The denomination 750 TUGRUG is to the right in the modern Mongolian alphabet.

Mongolia Gold Coins Inventory

Mongolia’s 500-tugrik coin awarded Coin of the Year

The Coin of the Year Award for 2009 has been won by Mongolia for a silver 500-tugrik coin that depicts a wolverine with diamond eyes. 

An international panel made the selection in a second round of balloting that concluded in mid-January. The judges chose from among the winners of 10 categories determined by their first round of voting. 

The award will be presented February 7 in a special ceremony at the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany, by David C. Harper on behalf of World Coin News, sponsor of the award and a sister publication to Numismatic News.          

"The judges had to be drawn to the eyes of the wolverine. They are quite compelling," Harper said about the Mongolian coin.  

Mongolian coins

Since Mongolia has been transferred into free market economy

new coins have been introduced into money circulation.

Currently there are four different denominations of coins,

20, 50, 100 and 200 Togrog coins. 

Although these coins were issued in 1994, they were put in circulation 

only in 1998.

 

 

20 and 50 T coins are made of Aluminum. 20 Togrog and 50 Togrog are written in Cyrillic 

on the obverse sides of the coins. 

The smallest coin, 20T, has a diameter

 of 17.5 mm and weighs 0.78 gr. 

50T coin weighs 1.68 gr. and 

has a diameter of 23.0 mm.  

 

 

 

 

100 and 200T coins are made of Cupronickel  

and are heavier in weight, 3.84 gr. and 6.2 gr. 

Megjid Janraiseg Temple is engraved 

on the front side of the 100T coin 

which has a diameter of 22.0 mm.

200T coin displays the Government House 

on its obverse side and has 

diameter of 25.0 mm.

 

 

 

 

All the coins have the same design on their reverse sides, 

Soyombo symbol is carved, and Mongolia and 1994 are written

 in the Mongolian Traditional Script. 

The other side of the coins displays Bank of Mongolia 

in Cyrillic alphabet.