Item number: A3270

Year: AD 1970

Material: Cupronickel

Size: 24.8 x 24.8 x 1.5 mm

Weight: 6.2 g

Provenance: Spink 2023

This is a 20 Möngö coin issued in AD 1970 by Mongolian People’s Republic. The coin is composed of cupronickel. Möngö was a low-denomination coin formerly used in Mongolia, with an exchange rate of 100 möngö to 1 tögrög.

The obverse side of the coin features the national emblem of the Mongolian People’s Republic, specifically the fifth version used between AD 1960 and 1992, prior to the country’s transition to democracy. Reflecting Mongolia’s status during the Cold War as a member of the communist bloc and a Soviet satellite state, the emblem was heavily influenced by Soviet design.

Flanking the emblem are tied sheaves of wheat, symbolising agriculture, while the top features a red star—representing communism. At the bottom is a cogwheel wrapped in a ribbon, representing the working class; inscribed on the ribbon is the Cyrillic abbreviation of the country’s name: “БНМАУ” (Бүгд Найрамдах Монгол Ард Улс, “Mongolian People’s Republic”).

At the centre of the emblem is a depiction of a Mongolian man dressed in traditional attire, riding a horse across the steppe toward a rising sun—symbolising the nation’s progress toward a bright communist future.

Beneath the national emblem is the full name of the country inscribed in Cyrillic Mongolian: “БҮГД НАЙРАМДАХ МОНГОЛ АРД УЛС” (Mongolian People’s Republic), along with the year of issue: “1970.”

The reverse of the coin is encircled by a serrated rim. The lower edge is adorned with a decorative wreath, while the upper edge bears the denomination “20 МӨНГӨ” (20 Möngö).

物件編號: A3270

年代: 公元 1970 年

材質: 白銅

尺寸: 24.8 x 24.8 x 1.5 mm

重量: 6.2 g

來源: 斯賓克拍賣行 2023

這是一枚公元1970年，蒙古人民共和國發行的面額20蒙戈，材質為白銅。蒙戈是蒙古曾經使用的小面額硬幣，100蒙戈得以兌換1圖格里克。

錢幣正面帶有蒙古人民共和國的國徽，為公元1960年至1992年民主化之前，蒙古人民共和國使用的第五版國徽。作為冷戰時期共產主義陣營和蘇聯衛星國的身分，蒙古的國徽深受蘇聯的影響。國徽兩側是打結的麥穗，頂端是象徵共產主義的紅星，下緣則是被包裹在綵帶象徵工人的齒輪，綵帶上面有西里爾蒙文的國名縮寫「БНМАУ」。國徽正中央是一個在草原上馭馬奔馳，身著傳統服飾奔向朝陽的蒙古男子，象徵國家邁向共產主義的光明未來。

國徽下緣是以西里爾蒙文標示完整的國名「БҮГД НАЙРАМДАХ МОНГОЛ АРД УЛС」(蒙古人民共和國)和發行年份「1970」。

錢幣背面的周圍以鋸齒狀齒邊圍繞，下緣以花環作為裝飾，上緣則標示面額「20 МӨНГӨ」(20蒙戈)。