Ulaanbaatar
Banknotes and coins of ancient Mongolian empires exhibited
Art & Culture
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On the occasion of the International Museum Day, Bank of Mongolia (BOM), Mongolian Association of Numismatics and National Museum of Mongolia co-organized the ‘Mongolian Currency: From Ancient Times to the Present Day’ exhibition on May 14 in order to improve education and knowledge of public, children and youth.
The exhibits displayed at the National Museum of Mongolia vary from coins of ancient Mongol empires, pre-revolutionary coins and bullions used for foreign payments, the ‘Baga bolzoot’ note from Bogd Khaan government, Danzan’s dollar intended to be issued shortly after the Mongolian revolution to coins and banknotes of 1925-83 period of Mongolian People’s Republic.
Despite the fact that mongolia has rich history of currencies and coins, a lot of materials and documents disappeared along with the banknotes and coins due to nomadic lifestyle. Therefore, the experts emphasized the contribution to the heritage preservation through investigating these precious items and bringing them home from abroad.
The exhibition displays rare and unpresented exhibits from the State Fund of Treasures of BOM, Treasury of the National Museum, personal collections of collectors and members of the Mongolian Association of Numismatics. For instance, the Wolverine silver coin, 2007 best silver coin of the world, with Swarovski crystals is the most expensive item of B.Purevsuren’s collection, member of the Mongolian Association of Numismatics. The average market price for Wolverine coin is MNT 4.5 million, he said.
The exhibition will run until May 28.
The exhibits displayed at the National Museum of Mongolia vary from coins of ancient Mongol empires, pre-revolutionary coins and bullions used for foreign payments, the ‘Baga bolzoot’ note from Bogd Khaan government, Danzan’s dollar intended to be issued shortly after the Mongolian revolution to coins and banknotes of 1925-83 period of Mongolian People’s Republic.
Despite the fact that mongolia has rich history of currencies and coins, a lot of materials and documents disappeared along with the banknotes and coins due to nomadic lifestyle. Therefore, the experts emphasized the contribution to the heritage preservation through investigating these precious items and bringing them home from abroad.
The exhibition displays rare and unpresented exhibits from the State Fund of Treasures of BOM, Treasury of the National Museum, personal collections of collectors and members of the Mongolian Association of Numismatics. For instance, the Wolverine silver coin, 2007 best silver coin of the world, with Swarovski crystals is the most expensive item of B.Purevsuren’s collection, member of the Mongolian Association of Numismatics. The average market price for Wolverine coin is MNT 4.5 million, he said.
The exhibition will run until May 28.
B.Misheel
