Item number: A3256

Year: AD 1945

Material: Cupronickel

Size: 17.4 x 17.4 x 0.9 mm

Weight: 1.75 g

Provenance: Spink 2023

This is a 10 Möngö coin issued in AD 1945 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 edge of the coin is encircled by a serrated rim. The obverse side of the coin features the national emblem of the Mongolian People’s Republic, specifically the third version used between AD 1940 and 1941, 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.

The national emblem is encircled by sheaves of wheat and a cogwheel, symbolising the unity of farmers and workers. At the top is a red star, representing communism, while the ribbon at the bottom bears the traditional Mongolian script of the country’s name: “ᠠᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠᠮᠳᠠᠬᠤ ᠪᠦᠭᠦᠳᠡ” (Mongolian People’s Republic).

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

Flanking the central figure are images of Mongolia’s most important livestock—cattle, goats, sheep, and camels—which, together with the horse in the centre, represent the traditional “five livestock” (таван хошуу мал). These animals hold deep cultural significance in Mongolian nomadic society.

The outer rim of the national emblem bears a circular inscription in Cyrillic Mongolian that reads “Бүгд Найрамдах Монгол Ард Улс” (Mongolian People’s Republic), along with the date “35ОН”, corresponding to the year AD 1945.

The lower edge of the coin’s reverse is decorated with lotus motifs and a ribbon, while the upper edge displays the denomination “10 МӨНГӨ” (10 Möngö) in Cyrillic script.

物件編號: A3256

年代: 公元 1945 年

材質: 白銅

尺寸: 17.4 x 17.4 x 0.9 mm

重量: 1.75 g

來源: 斯賓克拍賣行 2023

這是一枚公元1945年，蒙古人民共和國發行的面額10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。

錢幣周圍圍繞著鋸齒狀的齒邊。錢幣正面帶有蒙古人民共和國的國徽，為公元1940年至1941年，蒙古人民共和國使用的第三版國徽。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。

國徽周圍被象徵農民和工人的麥穗和齒輪包圍，頂端是象徵共產主義的紅星，下緣的綵帶用傳統蒙文標示國名「ᠠᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠᠮᠳᠠᠬᠤ ᠪᠦᠭᠦᠳᠡ」(蒙古人民共和國)。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。國徽兩側還有蒙古重要的牲畜，分別是牛、山羊、綿羊和駱駝，跟正中央的馬合稱為「五畜」在蒙古文化中扮演重要角色。

國徽外圍以環型的西里爾蒙文標示國名「Бүгд Найрамдах Монгол Ард Улс」(蒙古人民共和國)和年份「35ОН」(1945)。

錢幣背面的下緣以蓮花和綵帶作為裝飾，上緣則標示面額「10 МӨНГӨ」(10蒙戈)。