Mongolia (1925) 2 mongo
This specimen was lot 75389 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "MONGOLIA. 2 Mongo, Year 15 (1925). Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Mint. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details. KM-2. Remarkable detail remains despite the cleaning, which has also revealed splashes of original mint red." This issue, the first for the independent country, was accompanied by one, five, ten, fifteen, twenty and fifty mongo and one tugrik. 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: unknown.
Specification: copper, 24 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 2.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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