Evolution of Life Coin Series
The first in this ground-breaking series of coins was first issued in 2015. Each year the series has been continued in both silver and gold issues. These are incredibly rich in detail and relief. Check them all out below. We can't wait to see what will be unearthed next!
Series Profile (Gold):
- Mongolia, 1000 Togrog
- Gold .9999, 0.5 g, 11 mm
- Proof
- Mintage: 15000 per issue
- Issued annually since 2015 at ANA World’s Fair of Money
Series Profile (Silver):
- Mongolia, 500 Togrog, 1 oz, Silver .999, 38.61 mm, Antique finish
- Limited mintage 999 pieces per issue
- Issued annually since 2015 at ANA World’s Fair of Money
- Each issue shows a rose-gold plated fossil, typical of the respective geological period, partially excavated on an antique finish rock matrix background
2015 Evolution of Life Ammonite Fossil 1oz Silver Coin
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2015
Face Value: 500 Togrog
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Antique finish
Mintage: 999
Technique: smartminting®
The evolution of life is celebrated with a new series featuring an Ammonite fossil in sensational high-relief. Ammonites superficially resemble snails and nautilus, the marine creatures were however more closely related to octopus and squid.
Gas-filled chambers within the shell allowed them to move up and down the water column in search of prey and to avoid predation by Mosasaurs. The striking, red-gilded reconstruction of a partially excavated Ammonite represents the Devonian Period which lasted from 419-359 million years ago.
While fossils of the Ammonite’s head and tentacles are extremely rare, their shells are among the most abundant fossils and can in fact aid in determining the age of the rock they are found in.
2015 Evolution of Life Ammonite Half Gram Gold Coin
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2015
Face Value: 1000 Togrog
Metal: Gold .9999
Weight: 0.5 g
Size: 11 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 15000
A small gold coin featuring an ammonite in detailed relief complements the popular first silver issue of the Evolution of Life series.
Ammonites superficially resemble snails and nautilus, the marine creatures were however more closely related to octopus and squid.Gas-filled chambers within the shell allowed them to move up and down the water column in search of prey and to avoid predation by Mosasaurs.
While fossils of the Ammonite’s head and tentacles are extremely rare, their shells are among the most abundant fossils and can in fact aid in determining the age of the rock they are found in.
2016 Evolution of Life Trilobite Fossil 1oz Silver Coin
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2016
Face Value: 500 Togrog
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Antique finish
Mintage: 999
Technique: smartminting®
A coin 470 million years in the making …
The hugely popular first issue of the new Evolution of Life series «Ammonite» raised high expectations and anticipation for its successor. The 2016 coin now presents the Ordovician period with a stunning, partially excavated trilobite, which is based on a real, 470-million-year-old fossil found near St. Petersburg, Russia. The original measures nearly 8 centimetres and belongs to the species Cheirurus ingricus. As expected of the series, the trilobite is minted in impressive relief with a brilliant red-gold finish.
2016 Evolution of Life Trilobite Half Gram Gold Coin
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2016
Face Value: 1000 Togrog
Metal: Gold .9999
Weight: 0.5 g
Size: 11 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 15000
2017 Evolution of Life Ichthyosauria Fossil 1oz Silver Coin
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2017
Face Value: 500 Togrog
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Antique finish
Mintage: 999
Technique: smartminting®
After lingering in the Paleozoic Era for two years, the series now presents the Ichthyosaur of the Mesozoic Era – the Age of Reptiles.
The Ichthyosaur fossil is covered in rose-gold while the smartminting© relief accentuates the bony scleral eye ring and pointy teeth of this Triassic predator.
Ichthyosaurs were marine reptiles that lived 250 to 90 million years ago. The various species resembled modern dolphins by convergent evolution or the development of similar traits in similar environments.
2017 Evolution of Life Ichthyosauria Fossil Half Gram Gold Coin
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2017
Face Value: 1000 Togrog
Metal: Gold .9999
Weight: 0.5 g
Size: 11 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 15000
2018 Evolution of Life Pterosauria Fossil 1oz Silver Coin
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2018
Face Value: 500 Togrog
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Antique finish
Mintage: 999
Technique: smartminting®
Mongolia is famous for its rich fossil record including dramatic species such as Velociraptor, known from the Jurassic Park movies. Now in its fourth year, the Evolution of Life series pays tribute to past eras by portraying extinct prehistoric creatures in luxurious rose-gilded smartminting relief on an antique finish rock matrix background.
In 2018, Evolution of Life takes from the sea to the skies with Pterosauria. The Mongolian coin portrays the native Noripterus parvus, that roamed Mongolian skies 140 million years ago with a wingspan of over four meters. Their fossils were first described from Central Mongolia in 1982.
Pterosauria represents the most detailed and finely gilded coin in the series to date. Even remnants of the delicate wing membranes are hinted at in the rock matrix. Pterosaurs were one of three groups of vertebrates that evolved powered flight alongside birds and bats.
2018 Evolution of Life Pterosaur Fossil Half Gram Gold Coin
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2018
Face Value: 1000 Togrog
Metal: Gold .9999
Weight: 0.5 g
Size: 11 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 15000
2019 Evolution of Life Sinraptor Fossil 1oz Silver Coin
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2019
Face Value: 500 Togrog
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Antique finish
Mintage: 999
Technique: smartminting®
This issue in the Evolution of Life series can be considered as a “new” dinosaur as the Sinraptor was officially discovered only 30+ years ago in China with an almost complete skeleton. The name Sinraptor comes from the Latin prefix “Sino” meaning Chinese and “Raptor” meaning robber. The fossil discovered in China measures 3 m in height and 7.5 m in length. Sinraptor was estimated to have weighed over a ton! A 150 million years ago the Sinraptor may have hunted other medium sized dinosaurs. This prehistoric killer is featured on this impressively detailed smartminting© high relief coin. It is plated in rose gold on an antique finish rock matrix background.
2019 Evolution of Life Golden Sinraptor Fossil Half Gram Gold Coin
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2019
Face Value: 1000 Togrog
Metal: Gold .9999
Weight: 0.5 g
Size: 11 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 15000
2020 Evolution of Life Diplocaulus Fossil 1oz Silver Coin
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2020
Face Value: 500 Togrog
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Antique finish
Mintage: 999
Technique: smartminting®
The Diplo-what? Who names these things?! The Diplocaulus was a salamander-like water dweller who lived in the perm age. No, not the 1980’s. Apparently the first perm age was 250-300 million years ago. And now, not only do you own a really cool silver coin, but you know some cool stuff about fossils, too!
2020 Evolution of Life Diplocaulus Fossil Half Gram Gold Coin
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2020
Face Value: 1000 Togrog
Metal: Gold .9999
Weight: 0.5 g
Size: 11 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 15000
2021 Evolution of Life Hominidae Fossil 1oz Silver Coin
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2021
Face Value: 500 Togrog
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Antique finish
Mintage: 999
Technique: smartminting®
The Evolution of Life series welcomes its next release: Hominidae. "The Grand Dad of evolution" is portrayed through a skull in rose gold plates on this 1 ounce silver homage to our ancestors. Hominidae evolved past his predecessors 600,000 years ago, and though now he's extinct, we've immortalized him on a stone background.
2021 Evolution of Life Golden Paranthropus Half Gram Gold Coin
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2021
Face Value: 1000 Togrog
Metal: Gold .9999
Weight: 0.5 g
Size: 11 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 15000
A subspecies of his father, Hominidae, the next release in the Evolution of Life series is Paranthropus. He's described as a mammal who walked on two feet and had big teeth and enhanced facial muscles for chewing, one step closer from ape to human. Captured all in gold on a half gram beauty, Paranthropus is a celebration of evolution!
