Order_of_the_Polar_Star_(Mongolia)

Order of the Polar Star (Mongolia)

Order of the Polar Star (Mongolia)

State award of Mongolia


The Order of the Polar Star (Mongolian: Алтан гадас одон Altan Gadas Odon, Traditional Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ ᠭᠠᠳᠠᠰᠤ ᠣᠳᠤᠨ) is a state award of Mongolia. It is the highest civilian award Mongolia can present to a foreign citizen.[1][2] The order was created in 1936. The regulation was approved by the resolution of the Presidium of the Small Khural and the Council of Ministers of the MPR on May 16, 1941.

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It comes in four types: Type 1 (1936), Type 2 (1940), Type 3 (1940-41), Type 4 (1970).[3] For everyday wear, the order had a symbol in the form of an order bar. Until 1961, the bar of the order was rectangular metal, covered with colored enamel. Since 1961, the enamel strips have been replaced by strips covered with ribbons in the order's colors.

Previous recipients

From Mongolia

From America

From Russia

Other


References

  1. "The Awards Of Mongolia: A Survey In A Broad Historical Context" (PDF). www.omsa.org. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. "Highest Mongolian national honour for ESCAP chief | ESBN". esbn.unescap.org. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. "St Petersburg University receives the highest award of Mongolia". St Petersburg University Faculty of Asian and African Studies. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. "Prezydent Mongolii odznaczył liderów polskich organizacji pozarządowych". NGO.PL. 22 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  5. "蒙古总统巴嘎班迪向唐家璇等三人授勋". 中华人民共和国外交部. 6 July 2004. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. Fang, Chin Soo (7 July 2022). "Singapore and Mongolia deepen cooperation in public housing, social security reform". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

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