Mongolian tögrög
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{{Infobox Currency
| currency_name_in_local = Монгол төгрөг <small>{{mn icon}}</small>
| image_1 = Tugrik.gif
| image_title_1 = 20 tögrög
| image_2 = 5000 Tugriks - Recto.jpg
| image_title_2 = 5000 tögrög
| iso_code = MNT
| using_countries = {{MNG}}
| inflation_rate = 14.4%
| inflation_source_date = [http://www.mongolbank.mn/web/guest/home Bank of Mongolia homepage], [[December 15]], [[2007]].
| subunit_ratio_1 = 1/100
| subunit_name_1 = möngö (мөнгө)
| plural = tögrög
| plural_subunit_1 = möngö
| symbol = ₮
| used_coins = 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 tögrög
| used_banknotes = 10, 20, 50 möngö, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10 000, 20 000 tögrög
| issuing_authority = [[Bank of Mongolia]]
| issuing_authority_website = www.mongolbank.mn
}}
The '''tögrög''' ({{lang-mn|төгрөг}}) (MNT, ''Tugrik'', ₮) is the official currency of [[Mongolia]]. It was historically subdivided into 100 ''möngö'' (мөнгө).
The tögrög was introduced on [[December 9]], [[1925]]<ref>{{cite web | author= [[Bank of Mongolia]] | url= http://www.mongolbank.mn/web/guest/banknotes/history | title= History - National Currency - Togrog | accessdate=2007-12-15}}</ref> at a value equal to one [[Soviet ruble]], where one ruble or tögrög was equal to 18 grams of silver. It replaced the [[Mongolian dollar]] and became the sole legal currency on [[April 1]], [[1928]].
Möngö coins are not in circulation as currency any longer, as they are of negligible value. They are sold to tourists and as novelties and collectibles now.
== Coins ==
Structures of the coins of Mongolian tögrög had a striking resemblance to the [[Soviet ruble]]. Soviet ruble coins were consistently 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20. 50 kopeks, and 1 ruble, while the tögrög were 1, 2, 5, 10,15, 20, 50 möngö, and 1 tögrög, with only 3 möngö missing. This similarity stopped when the [[Mongolian People's Republic]] came to an end in 1990 and inflation surged.
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!colspan="10"|Coin Series during the People's Republic of Mongolia era [http://www.mongolbank.mn/oldcoins.htm]
|-
! Images !! Series !! Composition !! Obverse !! Reverse !! Date recalled !! Valueless since !! Script !! Minted in !! Calendar used
|-
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Coins1/oldcoins1.jpg]
| 1925
| 1-5 möngö: [[copper]]<br/>10-20 möngö: 0.5 [[silver]]<br/>50 möngö, 1 tögrög: 90% [[silver]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Soyombo]]
|rowspan="5"| Value
| 1950
| 1970
|rowspan="2"| [[Mongolian alphabet|Mongolian]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Soviet Union]]
| Mongolian Year 15
|-
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Coins1/oldcoins2.jpg]
| 1937
|rowspan="2"| 1-5 möngö: [[aluminium bronze]]<br/>10-20 möngö: [[cupronickel]]
| 1960
| 1970
| Mongolian Year 27
|-
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Coins1/oldcoins3.jpg]
| 1945
|rowspan="2"| [[Coat of arms of Mongolia|coat of arms]], "Бугд Найрамдах Монгол Ард Улс" (People's Republic of Mongolia)
| 1970
| 1970
|rowspan="5"| [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]]
| Mongolian Year 35
|-
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Coins1/oldcoins4.jpg]
| 1959
| [[Aluminium]]
| 1990
| 1990
| [[People's Republic of China|P.R. China]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Common Era]]
|-
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Coins1/oldcoins6.jpg], [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Coins1/oldcoins5.jpg]
| 1970, 77, 80, 81
| 1-5 möngö: [[aluminium]]<br/>10-50 möngö: [[cupronickel]]
| [[Coat of arms of Mongolia|coat of arms]], state title in short (БНМАУ) for 1-5 möngö, in full for 10-50 möngö
| —
| —
| 1970, 77: [[East Germany]]<br/>1980, 81: [[Mongolia]]
|-
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Coins1/oldcoins5.jpg]
| Circulating & commemorative 1 tögrög
| 1971: [[aluminium bronze]], [[cupronickel]], [[silver]], or [[gold]]<br/>1981: [[aluminium bronze]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Coat of arms of Mongolia|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]]<br/>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]]
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!colspan="11"|Current Coins [http://www.mongolbank.mn/coins.htm]
|-
!colspan="2"| Image !!rowspan="2"| Value !!colspan="4"| Technical parameters !!colspan="3"| Description !!rowspan="2"| Date of first minting
|-
! Obverse !! Reverse !! Diameter !! Thickness !! Mass !! Composition !! Edge !! Obverse !! Reverse
|- {{Coin-silver-color}}
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Currcoin/coin20f.gif]
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Currcoin/coin20b.gif]
|20 tögrög
| 17.5 mm
| 1.5 mm
| 0.78 g
|rowspan="2"| [[Aluminium]]
|rowspan="4"| Milled
|rowspan="2"| Value
|rowspan="4"| [[Soyombo]]
|rowspan="4"| 1994
|- {{Coin-silver-color}}
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Currcoin/coin50f.gif]
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Currcoin/coin50b.gif]
| 50 tögrög
| 23 mm
| 1.8 mm
| 16.8 g
|- {{Coin-silver-color}}
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Currcoin/coin100f.gif]
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Currcoin/coin100b.gif]
| 100 tögrög
| 22 mm
| 1.5 mm
| 3.84 g
|rowspan="3"| [[Cupronickel]]
| Value, Janraisig Temple
|- {{Coin-silver-color}}
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Currcoin/coin200f.gif]
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Currcoin/coin200b.gif]
| 200 tögrög
| 25 mm
| 1.7 mm
| 6.2 g
| Value, the Government House
|- {{Coin-silver-color}}
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Currcoin/coin500f.gif]
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Currcoin/coin500b.gif]
| 500 tögrög
| 22 mm
| 1.7 mm
| ?
| Plain
| Value, [[Soyombo]]
| [[Damdin Sükhbaatar]]
| 2001
|-
|colspan="11"|{{Standard coin table notice}}
|}
== Banknotes ==
Like coins the tögrög banknotes were very similar to the [[Soviet ruble]] during the [[Mongolian People's Republic]] era. The similarities included color theme, overall design, and the lineup of the denominations, which were 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 tögrög unless stated otherwise. The color for each value is
* 1 tögrög: brown
* 3 tögrög: green
* 5 tögrög: blue
* 10 tögrög: green
* 20 tögrög: red
* 25 tögrög: lilac
* 50 tögrög: green
* 100 tögrög: brown
They were all printed in the [[Soviet Union]].
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!colspan="9"|Banknote Series during the People's Republic of Mongolia era [http://www.mongolbank.mn/oldnotes.htm]
|-
! Image !! Series !! Obverse !! Reverse !! Date recalled !! Valueless since !! Script !! Calendar used !! Remark
|-
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Notes/notes1.jpg]
| 1925
| [[Soyombo]], value
| Value
| 1940
| 1966
|rowspan="2"| [[Mongolian alphabet|Mongolian]]
| [[Common Era]]
| 2 tögrög in green instead of 3 tögrög
|-
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Notes/notes2.jpg]
| 1939
| [[Soyombo]], [[Damdin Sükhbaatar|Sükhbaatar]]
|rowspan="3"| Value
| 1955
| 1966
| [[Common Era]] and Mongolian Year 29
|rowspan="2"| 25 tögrög in brown
|-
|
| 1941
|rowspan="2"| [[Coat of arms of Mongolia|Coat of arms]], [[Damdin Sükhbaatar|Sükhbaatar]]
| ?
| ?
| Both
| [[Common Era]] and Mongolian Year 31
|-
| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Notes/notes3.jpg]
| 1955
| 1966
| 1966
| [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Common Era]]
| 25 tögrög in blue on obverse, brown on reverse
|-
|rowspan="2"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Notes/notes4.jpg]
| 1966
|rowspan="2"| [[Coat of arms of Mongolia|Coat of arms]], [[Damdin Sükhbaatar|Sükhbaatar]] except 1 tögrög
| Value for 1-25 tögrög, the Government House for 50 and 100 tögrög
|rowspan="2"| —
|rowspan="2"| —
|rowspan="2"| Both
|-
| 1981, 83
| As above, except industrial theme for 20 tögrög
| 20 tögrög in green instead of 25 tögrög
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!colspan="10"|1993 Series [http://www.mongolbank.mn/web/guest/banknotes/notes]
|-
!colspan="2"| Image<sup>1</sup> !!rowspan="2"| Value !!rowspan="2"| Dimensions !!rowspan="2"| Main Color !!colspan="3"| Description !!rowspan="2"| Date of issue<sup>2</sup> !!rowspan="2"| Usage
|-
! Obverse !! Reverse !! Obverse !! Reverse !! Watermark
|-
|
|
| 10 möngö
| 45 × 90 mm
| Pink
| [[Soyombo]], Archery
| Archery
|rowspan="3"| —
|rowspan="5"| 1993
|rowspan="4"| Very rare in circulation. Abundant among collectors.
|-
|
|
| 20 möngö
| 45 × 90 mm
| Yellow-brown
| [[Soyombo]], Wrestling
| Wrestling
|-
|
|
| 50 möngö
| 45 × 90 mm
| Green-cyan
| [[Soyombo]], Horse riding
| Horse riding
|-
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m1f.jpg]
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m1b.jpg]
| 1 tögrög
| 115 × 57 mm
| Yellow-brown
| [[Lion]]
| [[Soyombo]]
|rowspan="10"| [[Genghis Khan]]
|-
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m5f.jpg]
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m5b.jpg]
| 5 tögrög
| 120 × 60 mm
| Orange
|rowspan="5"| [[Damdin Sükhbaatar|Sükhbaatar]], [[Soyombo]]
|rowspan="5"| Mountainous landscape and horses eating grass
| Rarely used anywhere but in banks
|-
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m10f.jpg]
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m10b.jpg]
| 10 tögrög
| 125 × 61 mm
| Green
|rowspan="2"| 1993, 2002<sup>3</sup>
| The smallest commonly used note
|-
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m20f.jpg]
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m20b.jpg]
| 20 tögrög
| 130 × 65 mm
| Reddish purple
|
|-
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m50f.jpg]
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m50b.jpg]
| 50 tögrög
| 135 × 66 mm
| Brown
|rowspan="2"| 1993, 2000<sup>3</sup>
|
|-
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m100f.jpg]
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m100b.jpg]
| 100 tögrög
| 140 × 68 mm
| Violet
|
|-
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m500f.jpg]
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m500b.jpg]
| 500 tögrög
| 145 × 70 mm
| Violet
|rowspan="5"|[[Genghis Khan]], [[Soyombo]]
|rowspan="2"|Mongolian [[yurt]]s in motion
| 1993, 1997<br/>2000<sup>3</sup>, 2003<sup>4</sup>
|
|-
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m1000f.jpg]
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m1000b.jpg]
| 1000 tögrög
| 150 × 72 mm
| Blue
| 1993, 1997<br/>2003<sup>4</sup>
|
|-
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m5000f.jpg]
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m5000b.jpg]
| 5000 tögrög
| 150 × 72 mm
| Pink-purple
|rowspan="2"|Traditional buildings
| 1994, 2003<sup>4</sup>
|
|-
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m10000f.jpg]
|align="center"| [http://www.mongolbank.mn/images/Bills/m10000b.jpg]
| 10 000 tögrög
| 150 × 72 mm
| Orange
| 1995, 2002<sup>4</sup>
|
|-
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
| 20 000 tögrög
|
| Lime and purple
| Nine Banners
|
| 2006
|
|-
|colspan="10"|{{Standard banknote table notice}}
|}
===Remarks===
#Images shown are the earliest variations of each value
#Issued dates are listed for up to 2003. It is known that there is a 2005 edition of 10 tögrög, but it is yet unclear whether or not it was the only value for the 2005 edition.
#Lower value notes (10 ~ 500 tögrög) issued in 2000 and after have line-patterned color underprint on the entire note, where the previous edition had near-white solid color. But one exception to the rule is the 2000 edition of 500 tögrög.
#High value notes (500 ~ 10,000 tögrög) issued in 2002 and after have a patch on the lower right hand side of obverse as an improved anti-counterfeit device, which was previously only available on the two highest values. The new patch is also more sophisticated than the ones in the 1990s. The two highest values also have their [[Soyombo]] symbol upgraded to a hologram.
===Gallery===
<gallery>
Image:Tugrik.gif|{{Numismatic banknote gallery caption|side=Obverse|value=20 tögrög|printed=2002}}
Image:20tfront.png|{{Numismatic banknote gallery caption|side=Obverse|value=20 tögrög|printed=2002}}
Image:20tback.png|{{Numismatic banknote gallery caption|side=Reverse|value=20 tögrög|printed=2002}}
Image:M1000f.jpg|{{Numismatic banknote gallery caption|side=Obverse|value=1000 tögrög|printed=1993 or 1997}}
</gallery>
{{Exchange Rate|MNT|CNY|RUB}}
==Purchasing Power==
* '''5 tögrög:''' a piece of candy is used to make change of 5Tg
* '''10 tögrög:''' a couple pieces of candy
* '''100 tögrög:''' a ride across town on a trolleybus in [[Ulaanbaatar]]
* '''200 tögrög:''' a ride across town on a regular bus in [[Ulaanbaatar]]
* '''500 tögrög:''' a meal at a ''guanz'', or small cafe that sells ''[[buuz]]''--which are steamed meat dumplings
* '''10,000 tögrög''' a lodging at a tourist hostel in [[Ulaanbaatar]]
==See also==
*[[Economy of Mongolia]]
==References==
<references />
==External links==
*[http://www.mongolbank.mn/web/guest/banknotes Banknotes of Mongolia], Bank of Mongolia
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*[http://www.mongolbank.mn/web/guest/banknotes Website] at the Bank of Mongolia with history of Mongolian currency and pictures of tögrög
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