Mongolia 2019 1000 tugrik KM-397
This specimen was lot 76531 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $105. The catalog description[1] noted, "MONGOLIA. 1000 Tugrik, 2019. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Wildlife Protection series. Featuring the gobi bear." The denomination is sometimes spelled 1000 tögrög. As of November 2025, 1000 tugrik is about US$0.28. Wikipedia notes, "The Gobi bear (Ursus arctos gobiensis), known in Mongolian as the Mazaalai (Мазаалай), is a subspecies of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. It is listed as critically endangered by the Mongolian Redbook of Endangered Species and by IUCN standards."
Recorded mintage: 15,000.
Specification: 0.5 g, 0.999 fine gold, 11 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: Fr-77; KM-397.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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