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During socialism, the tögrög coin denominations were 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 50 möngö, and 1 tögrög. After the Mongolian People's Republic came to an end in 1990 and inflation surged, the möngö coins were abandoned and larger tögrög values introduced.

Coin Series during the People's Republic of Mongolia era
ImagesSeriesCompositionObverseReverseDate recalledValueless sinceScriptMinted inCalendar used

1925 1-5 möngö:copper
10-20 möngö: 0.5 silver
50 möngö, 1 tögrög: 90%silver		 Soyombo Value 1950 1970 Mongolian Soviet Union Mongolian Year 15

1937 1-5 möngö:aluminium bronze
10-20 möngö:cupronickel		 1960 1970 Mongolian Year 27

1945 coat of arms, "Бугд Найрамдах Монгол Ард Улс" (People's Republic of Mongolia) 1970 1970 Cyrillic Mongolian Year 35

1959 Aluminium 1990 1990 P.R. China Common Era

1970, 77, 80, 81 1-5 möngö:aluminium
10-50 möngö:cupronickel		 coat of arms, state title in short (БНМАУ) for 1-5 möngö, in full for 10-50 möngö — — 1970, 77: East Germany
1980, 81: Mongolia

Circulating & commemorative 1 tögrög 1971:aluminium bronze,cupronickel,silver, or gold
1981:aluminium bronze		 coat of arms, full state title, value "БНМАУ", Damdin Sükhbaatar on a horse, "50 ЖИЛ" or "60 ЖИЛ" depending on the year  ?  ? 1971: East Germany
1981: Mongolia		 —
  1981-88: 1 tögrög with various commemorative subjects Aluminium bronze 6 designs, such as Karl Marx, Soviet-Mongolian space flight, etc.  ?  ? Mongolia Common Era
Current Coins
ImageValueTechnical parametersDescriptionDate of first minting
ObverseReverseDiameterThicknessMassCompositionEdgeObverseReverse


20 tögrög 17.5 mm 1.5 mm 0.78 g Aluminium Milled Value Soyombo 1994


50 tögrög 23 mm 1.8 mm 16.8 g


100 tögrög 22 mm 1.5 mm 3.84 g Cupronickel Value, Janraisig Temple


200 tögrög 25 mm 1.7 mm 6.2 g Value, the Government House


500 tögrög 22 mm 1.7 mm  ? Plain Value, Soyombo Damdin Sükhbaatar 2001
For table standards, see the coin specification table.

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