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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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