1345) Plesiosauria, Mongolia: Triassic Period (180-225 million years ago) and Jurassic period (135 to 180 million years ago): Third Coin in the "Prehistoric Beasts" Coin Series: A 2000 Togrog Silver Coin issued by the Bank of Mongolia, in coordination with the Coin Invest Trust (CIT): Coins minted by BH Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich: Year: 2020:
This is the third release in Mongolia's "Pre-historic Beasts" Coin Series, after the Velociraptor Coin (2018) and the Protoceratops Coin (2019) issued earlier.
Links to these two Coin posts on this blog can be visited at the following links:
About Plesiosauria:
The Plesiosaur is the first marine animal featured in this Coin Series. The Plesiosaur lived during the Triassic (180-225 million years ago) and Jurassic period (135-180 million years ago).
Plesiosauria ("Plesios" meaning "near to" and "sauros" meaning "lizard") are an order of extinct Mesozoic marine reptiles belonging to the Suaropterygia.
Plesiosaurs first appeared in the latest Triassic Period in the Rhaetian stage, about 203 million years ago and became especially common during the Jurassic Period, thriving until their disappearance due to the Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event at the end of the Cretaceous Period (about 66 million years ago). They had a world-wide oceanic distribution.
Plesiosaurs were among the first fossil reptiles to be discovered in the beginning of the 19th Century.
In 1921, they were described as Plesiosaurus. Since then more than a hundred valid species have been described.
As they had a distinct build, they were named asa separate order in 1835.
Since the early 21st Century, the number of discoveries has increased leading to an improved understanding of their anatomy, relationships and way of life.
Plesiosaurs had a broad flat body and a short tail. Their limbs had evolved into four long flippers, which were powered by strong muscles attached to wide bony plates formed by the shoulder girdle and the pelvis. The flippers made a flying movement through the water. Plesiosaurs breathed air and bore live young and were warm-blooded.
With their streamlined body, strong flippers and rows of sharp teeth paired with one of the strongest jaws of the era, they were the perfect sea predators.
Plesiosaurs showed two main morphological types -
- Some species, with the "plesiosauromorph" build had long necks and small heads; these were relatively slow and caught small sea animals.
- Other species, some of them reaching a length of up to 17.0 metres had the "pliosauromorph" build with a short neck and a large head - these were apex predators, fast hunters of large prey.
The Coin:
The Plesiosaur is featured on this large 65.0 mm, 3 Oz Silver Proof Coin.
The Reverse of the 2000 Togrog Silver Proof Coin shows a complete skeletal fossil of a Plesiosaur with a long neck anda small head.
On the lower periphery is inscribed - "Plesiosauria Blainville, 1835" and "Mesozoic era".
On the Obverse of the 2000 Togrog Silver Proof Coin is inscribed the Bank of Mongolia Emblem (Mongol Bank) in the centre, below wich is mentioned the denomination of the coin - "2000 TORPOR" (2000 Togrog).
On the lower periphery is inscribed - "MONGOLIA 3 Oz .999 SILVER"
The specifications of this Silver Coin are:
Denomination: 2000 Togrog; Country of issue: Mongolia; Coin Title: Plesiosauria; Coin Series Theme: "Pre-historic Beasts"; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 3.0 Oz; Diameter/Size: 65.0 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Minted By: BH Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich; On behalf of: Mongolia; Co-ordinated by: Coin Invest Trust (CIT); Special techniques: High Relief, Colour; Edge: Plain; Year: 2020.
Other links to interesting posts on Coins brought out by Coin Invest Trust on behalf of other countries:
2) 150th Anniversary of "The Great Tea Race - 1866": Commemorative Coins in the denomination of 10 and 2 Dollars issued by Cook Islands in 2016
3) The Mystical Ancient Egyptian Labyrinth depicted on $10 Silver coins issued by Cook islands in 2016, under its "Milestones of Mankind Series".
4) King Arthur: The first coin in the six coins "Camelot Series".
5) Quilling Art: Silver 2 Dollars coins issued - Flowers (2016) & Bird (2017)
14) Velociraptor (meaning "Swift Seizer"), Mongolia (from the Cretaceous Period 75 to 71 million years ago - approx) - "Part I": "Prehistoric Beasts Series": A 2000 Togrog Silver Coin issued by the Coin Invest Trust, minted by BH Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich, in 2018
15) Protoceratops, Mongolia (from the Upper cretaceous Period 75 to 71 million years ago - approx.) - "Part II": "Prehistoric Beasts Series": A 2000 Togrog Silver Coin issued by Coin Invest trust, minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich, in 2019
This is the third release in Mongolia's "Pre-historic Beasts" Coin Series, after the Velociraptor Coin (2018) and the Protoceratops Coin (2019) issued earlier.
Links to these two Coin posts on this blog can be visited at the following links:
About Plesiosauria:
The Plesiosaur is the first marine animal featured in this Coin Series. The Plesiosaur lived during the Triassic (180-225 million years ago) and Jurassic period (135-180 million years ago).
Plesiosauria ("Plesios" meaning "near to" and "sauros" meaning "lizard") are an order of extinct Mesozoic marine reptiles belonging to the Suaropterygia.
Plesiosaurs first appeared in the latest Triassic Period in the Rhaetian stage, about 203 million years ago and became especially common during the Jurassic Period, thriving until their disappearance due to the Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event at the end of the Cretaceous Period (about 66 million years ago). They had a world-wide oceanic distribution.
Plesiosaurs were among the first fossil reptiles to be discovered in the beginning of the 19th Century.
In 1921, they were described as Plesiosaurus. Since then more than a hundred valid species have been described.
As they had a distinct build, they were named asa separate order in 1835.
Since the early 21st Century, the number of discoveries has increased leading to an improved understanding of their anatomy, relationships and way of life.
Plesiosaurs had a broad flat body and a short tail. Their limbs had evolved into four long flippers, which were powered by strong muscles attached to wide bony plates formed by the shoulder girdle and the pelvis. The flippers made a flying movement through the water. Plesiosaurs breathed air and bore live young and were warm-blooded.
With their streamlined body, strong flippers and rows of sharp teeth paired with one of the strongest jaws of the era, they were the perfect sea predators.
Plesiosaurs showed two main morphological types -
- Some species, with the "plesiosauromorph" build had long necks and small heads; these were relatively slow and caught small sea animals.
- Other species, some of them reaching a length of up to 17.0 metres had the "pliosauromorph" build with a short neck and a large head - these were apex predators, fast hunters of large prey.
The Coin:
The Plesiosaur is featured on this large 65.0 mm, 3 Oz Silver Proof Coin.
On the lower periphery is inscribed - "Plesiosauria Blainville, 1835" and "Mesozoic era".
On the lower periphery is inscribed - "MONGOLIA 3 Oz .999 SILVER"
The specifications of this Silver Coin are:
Denomination: 2000 Togrog; Country of issue: Mongolia; Coin Title: Plesiosauria; Coin Series Theme: "Pre-historic Beasts"; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 3.0 Oz; Diameter/Size: 65.0 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Minted By: BH Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich; On behalf of: Mongolia; Co-ordinated by: Coin Invest Trust (CIT); Special techniques: High Relief, Colour; Edge: Plain; Year: 2020.
Other links to interesting posts on Coins brought out by Coin Invest Trust on behalf of other countries:
2) 150th Anniversary of "The Great Tea Race - 1866": Commemorative Coins in the denomination of 10 and 2 Dollars issued by Cook Islands in 2016
3) The Mystical Ancient Egyptian Labyrinth depicted on $10 Silver coins issued by Cook islands in 2016, under its "Milestones of Mankind Series".
4) King Arthur: The first coin in the six coins "Camelot Series".
5) Quilling Art: Silver 2 Dollars coins issued - Flowers (2016) & Bird (2017)
14) Velociraptor (meaning "Swift Seizer"), Mongolia (from the Cretaceous Period 75 to 71 million years ago - approx) - "Part I": "Prehistoric Beasts Series": A 2000 Togrog Silver Coin issued by the Coin Invest Trust, minted by BH Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich, in 2018
15) Protoceratops, Mongolia (from the Upper cretaceous Period 75 to 71 million years ago - approx.) - "Part II": "Prehistoric Beasts Series": A 2000 Togrog Silver Coin issued by Coin Invest trust, minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich, in 2019
19) Pterosauria from the Mesozoic Era - The Age of the Reptiles" (70 to 225 million years ago): Fourth Coin in the "Evolution of Life Coin Series" brought out by Coin Invest Trust on behalf of the Republic of Mongolia in 2018
20) Sinraptor (Sinraptor dongi): Fifth Coin in the "Evolution of Life Coin Series" brought out by Coin Invest Trust (CIT) on behalf of the Republic of Mongolia: Coin minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH issued in 08/2019
20) Sinraptor (Sinraptor dongi): Fifth Coin in the "Evolution of Life Coin Series" brought out by Coin Invest Trust (CIT) on behalf of the Republic of Mongolia: Coin minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH issued in 08/2019
23) Manannan, the First King of Isle of Man or Mann: A Silver 5 Pounds Coin brought out by the Isle of Man in collaboration with Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich
24) Arowana Dragon Fish, Republic of Palau: A Silver $10 (Dollars) Coin brought out by Coin Invest Trust (CIT) for the Republic of Palau, minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich: Issue year: 2019
2) "Aconcagua", Argentina: 25 Dollars High Relief Silver Coin - The Third Coin in the "7-Summits Coin Series" issued by the Cook Islands in co-ordination with Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH issued in November 2018
3) Mount Kilimanjaro: 25 Dollar Silver High Relief Coin: The fourth coin in the 7-Summits Coin Series issued by the cook Islands in co-ordination with Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH issued in 08/2019
24) Arowana Dragon Fish, Republic of Palau: A Silver $10 (Dollars) Coin brought out by Coin Invest Trust (CIT) for the Republic of Palau, minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich: Issue year: 2019
25)"Estacado" - Meteorite Impacts Coin Series: 2 Dollars Titanium-Silver Coin issued by the Cook Islands in co-ordination with Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH issued in 08/2019
26) Peter Carl Faberge: 100th Anniversary of his passing away (1920-2020): Coin invest Trust (CIT) has issued a commemorative silver coin of 1000 Togrog on behalf of the Republic of Mongolia, featuring Faberge's "Apple Blossom Egg", the biggest and most well known of his creations: Coin issue date/Year: 2020
27) All Hallows Eve' (or "Hallowe'en") Coin Republic of Palau: $1 Gold Coin issued by Coin Invest Trust on behalf of the Republic of Palau: Coin minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich: Year of issue: 2019
26) Peter Carl Faberge: 100th Anniversary of his passing away (1920-2020): Coin invest Trust (CIT) has issued a commemorative silver coin of 1000 Togrog on behalf of the Republic of Mongolia, featuring Faberge's "Apple Blossom Egg", the biggest and most well known of his creations: Coin issue date/Year: 2020
27) All Hallows Eve' (or "Hallowe'en") Coin Republic of Palau: $1 Gold Coin issued by Coin Invest Trust on behalf of the Republic of Palau: Coin minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich: Year of issue: 2019
28) Mahatma Gandhi, Mongolia: Coin Series Theme - "Revolutionaries": Gold & Silver 1000 Togrog Coins minted by Coin Invest Trust (CIT) on behalf of the Bank of Mongolia: Year of issue: 2020
29) "Still Trapped", Cook Islands: A Silver 5 Dollars High Relief Coin minted by Smartminting Technology in another novel design concept minted by the Coin Invest Trust (CIT) on behalf of Cook Islands in 2020
30) "Blue Skies and Tail Winds", Cook Islands: A 10 Dollars Silver Black Proof Coin coordinated by the Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt at their facitity in Munich, Germany: Year: 2020
31) Plesiosauria, Mongolia: Triassic Period (180-225 million years ago) and Jurassic period (135 to 180 million years ago): Third Coin in the "Prehistoric Beasts" Coin Series: A 2000 Togrog Silver Coin issued by the Bank of Mongolia, in coordination with the Coin Invest Trust (CIT): Coins minted by BH Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich: Year: 2020
29) "Still Trapped", Cook Islands: A Silver 5 Dollars High Relief Coin minted by Smartminting Technology in another novel design concept minted by the Coin Invest Trust (CIT) on behalf of Cook Islands in 2020
30) "Blue Skies and Tail Winds", Cook Islands: A 10 Dollars Silver Black Proof Coin coordinated by the Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt at their facitity in Munich, Germany: Year: 2020
31) Plesiosauria, Mongolia: Triassic Period (180-225 million years ago) and Jurassic period (135 to 180 million years ago): Third Coin in the "Prehistoric Beasts" Coin Series: A 2000 Togrog Silver Coin issued by the Bank of Mongolia, in coordination with the Coin Invest Trust (CIT): Coins minted by BH Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich: Year: 2020
The 7-Summits Silver Coin Series:
2) "Aconcagua", Argentina: 25 Dollars High Relief Silver Coin - The Third Coin in the "7-Summits Coin Series" issued by the Cook Islands in co-ordination with Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH issued in November 2018
3) Mount Kilimanjaro: 25 Dollar Silver High Relief Coin: The fourth coin in the 7-Summits Coin Series issued by the cook Islands in co-ordination with Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH issued in 08/2019
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