CITs Wild Mongolia – Snow Leopard
Wild Mongolia is the series with which CIT first introduced the new possibilities of smartminting® 2.0 to the general public: smartminting® 2.0 enabled coin designers to place the highest point of the ultra-high relief off-center on both sides – an achievement that could not even be accomplished by 19th-century knuckle-joint presses. By now, CIT has once again expanded the possibilities of smartminting® with the launch of smartminting® 4.0, and this is already the fifth issue of the Wild Mongolia series.
Description of the Coin
One side shows on the left the head of a snow leopard from the front, to the right the silhouette-like figure of a stalking snow leopard from the front.
The other side shows on the left the paw of a snow leopard climbing up a tree. On the right, a downward-sloping hexagon with the coat of arms of the Mongolian national bank and the respective face value at the center, around it MONGOLIA, the respective weight, fineness and material. Above the coat of arms we can see the year in the geometrical pattern of the background.
Mongolia / 25,000 Togrog / Gold .9999 / 1 oz / 33 mm / Mintage figure: 199 pieces.
Mongolia / 1,000 Togrog / Gold .9999 / 1/10 oz / 16 mm / Mintage figure: 999 pieces.
Mongolia / 500 Togrog / Silver .9999 / 1 oz / 38.61 mm / Mintage figure: 2500 pieces.
Mongolia / 2000 Togrog / Silber .9999 / 3 Unzen / 45 mm / Auflage: 999 Stück.
Background
The fifth issue of the Wild Mongolia series is dedicated to the snow leopard and features yet another innovation: for the first time, naturalistic coloring has been applied to the high relief on one side of all issues, except for the small gold coin.
While applying color to flat surfaces is standard practice for mints, it is still extremely difficult to color high-relief coins. Matching the coloring to the relief with such precision as was necessary for the production of Snow Leopard requires the highest levels of technical skill.
By the way, in case you were wondering why the paws with the impressive claws can be seen to the left of the other side: thanks to its short front legs, thick paws and strong chest muscles, snow leopards are talented climbers.
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