500 Tögrög Saker falcon

Mongolia's micro-gold issues of this period were produced for the international bullion gift market rather than domestic circulation, with the saker falcon selected partly for its symbolic weight in Mongolian nomadic culture — falconry, called berkutchi, has been practiced on the steppe for over 4,000 years and was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2016. At 0.5 grams of .9999 fine gold, the practical bullion value was always secondary to the collectible premium these tiny coins commanded.