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500 Tögrög Trilobite
| Issuer | Bank of Mongolia |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 500 Tögrög |
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| Reverse description | Highly detailed high-relief depiction of a trilobite (Trilobita) rendered in rose gold-plated finish against an antiqued silver rocky substrate background, conveying a fossil-embedded-in-stone aesthetic. The exoskeletal segmentation, cephalon, thorax, and pygidium of the trilobite are rendered with exceptional naturalistic precision. The legend 'TRILOBITA' arcs along the upper periphery, with 'Evolution Life' inscribed in the lower field, and the date '2016' also present in the legend. The contrasting rose gold plating against the antique silver field creates a striking two-tone effect typical of CIT's high-quality numismatic productions. |
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| Reverse lettering | TRILOBITA Evolution Life 2016 |
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Trilobites dominated marine ecosystems for nearly 270 million years before the Permian extinction wiped them out approximately 252 million years ago. Mongolia's Gobi Desert has yielded significant trilobite specimens, particularly from Cambrian and Ordovician deposits, giving this issue a genuine regional paleontological basis rather than the opportunistic theming common to commemorative programs.