Mongolia 1971 tugrik

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formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection
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Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 794

This specimen was issued by Mongolia on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Communist revolution there in 1921. The type is also known issued in copper-nickel, silver and gold. The Communists ruled the nation with Russian support until they were overthrown in 1992. The second specimen was lot 794 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "MONGOLIA: People's Republic, 1 tögrög, 1971, 50th Anniversary of the Mongolian Revolution, a superb example, PCGS graded MS65."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: KM 34: aluminum bronze, 32 mm diameter; KM 34a: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: the first specimen KM 34, the second specimen KM 34a.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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