Mongolia (1925) tugrik

from Goldberg sale 93, lot 2431

This specimen was lot 2431 in Goldberg sale 93 (Los Angeles, September 2016), where it sold for $135.12. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mongolia. Tugrik, AH15 (1925) NGC MS61. NGC graded MS-61. From the Aurora Family Collection." This issue, the first for the independent country, was accompanied by one, five, ten, fifteen, twenty and fifty mongo. All match the contemporary Russian kopeks and rubles. The Communists ruled the nation with Russian support until they were overthrown in 1992. This series has become expensive since it was included in Chinese catalogs.

Recorded mintage: 400,000.

Specification: 20 g, 0.900 fine silver, 34 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-8.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Lin Gwo Ming, Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Gold & Silver Coins: Ching and Republican Issues, Seventh Edition, Hong Kong: Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., Ltd., 2012.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 93: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

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• (1925) mongo
• (1925) 2 mongo
• (1925) 5 mongo
• (1925) 10 mongo
• (1925) 15 mongo
• (1925) 20 mongo
• (1925) 50 mongo
• Mongolia 1971 tugrik
• Coins and currency dated 1925
• return to coins of Mongolia