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1000 Tögrög Brown Bear
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a highly detailed naturalistic scene depicting a brown bear (Ursus arctos) standing at the edge of a rocky stream, its reflection visible in the still water below. In the background, a sweeping Mongolian mountain landscape with jagged peaks and scattered vegetation fills the right field, while stylized clouds occupy the upper left. In the upper right, an inset circular cartouche bears the Mongolian state emblem above the denomination legend '1000 ТӨГРӨГ' and the inscription 'MONGOLIA 2oz .999 SILVER', flanked by traditional Mongolian script. The date '2023' appears at the top of the field, and a mirror-image reflection of the cartouche is rendered in the water below, adding a striking visual symmetry to the composition. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2023 Mongol Bank ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ 1000 ТӨГРӨГ MONGOLIA 2oz .999 SILVER (Translation: Monggol Ulus (Mongolia) 1000 Tögrög) |
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Mongolia's brown bear (*Ursus arctos* ssp.) population is concentrated in the Gobi Desert's isolated massifs, where a genetically distinct and critically small subpopulation — the Gobi bear, or *mazaalai* — numbers fewer than 50 individuals by most recent surveys. Whether this coin intends the Gobi bear specifically or the broader Mongolian brown bear range is unclear from the issuing authority's documentation, a distinction that matters considerably given the conservation politics surrounding the *mazaalai*'s protected status under Mongolian law since 1953.