2015 Mongolia 500 Tögrög - Wildlife Protection: Campbell's Hamster
- Country: Mongolia
- Period: Republic (1992-Date)
- Type: Non-Circulating Coin
- Years: 2015
- Denomination: 500 MNT
- Currency: Tögrög (1925-Date)
- Composition: .999 Silver
- Diameter: 38.61mm
- Weight: 31.1g
- Edge: Reeded
- Mintage: 2,500
- Condition: New - Mint Packaging
- Obverse: Emblem of the Bank of Mongolia; denomination. Inscription with traditional Mongolian alphabet
- Reverse: Campbell's Hamster with 2 Swarovski Crystals
- Reference: KM# 348
- Commemorative Issue: Wildlife Protection Series
The sixth instalment of the award winning Wildlife Protection series issued by Mongolia shows the Campbell's Hamster. The silver coin features the hamster minted in a fantastic relief, adorned with two black Swarovski Elements.
Campbell’s dwarf hamsters (Phodopus campbelli) originate from Mongolia, northeast China and southern Siberia but are nowadays bred worldwide and kept as pets. They are usually more active during the day than the golden hamster which is equally popular.
Adult Campbell’s hamster reach a body size of eight to ten centimetres. The small rodents feed mainly on various plant seeds and occasionally on small insects. The hamster in turn is preyed upon by raptors and steppe foxes.
*Pictures are representative of the coin that you will receive, actual coin may differ slightly, and serial numbers will vary*
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