Item number: A3261

Year: AD 1959

Material: Aluminium

Size: 21.8 x 21.8 x 1.3 mm

Weight: 1.0 g

Provenance: Spink 2023

This is a 20 Möngö coin issued in AD 1959 by Mongolian People’s Republic. The coin is composed of aluminium. 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 forth version used between AD 1941 and 1960, 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 Cyrillic abbreviation of the country’s name: “БНМАУ” (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.

Beneath the national emblem appears the abbreviated form of the country’s name in Cyrillic Mongolian: “Бүгд Найрамдах Монгол Ард Улс” (Mongolian People’s Republic), along with the year of issue: “1959.”

The lower edge of the coin’s reverse is decorated with a wreath motif, while the upper edge displays the denomination “20 МӨНГӨ” (20 Möngö) in Cyrillic script.

物件編號: A3261

年代: 公元 1959 年

材質: 鋁

尺寸: 21.8 x 21.8 x 1.3 mm

重量: 1.0 g

來源: 斯賓克拍賣行 2023

這是一枚公元1959年，蒙古人民共和國發行的面額20蒙戈，材質為鋁。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1941年至1960年，蒙古人民共和國使用的第四版國徽。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。

國徽外圍是完整的西里爾蒙文國名「Бүгд Найрамдах Монгол Ард Улс」(蒙古人民共和國)和發行年份「1959」。

錢幣背面的下緣以花環作為裝飾，上緣則標示面額「20 МӨНГӨ」(20蒙戈)。