Mongolia, People's Republic. A Sukhbaatar Order, Type I, C.1979 United Republic of Four sets of threaded loops

Four sets of threaded loops are distributed over and around the upper left pocket for the accommodation of awards

a day after he had been promoted to Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)

the reverse presents the maker mark and insignia for Carl Eickhorn with the company's characteristic squirrel logo

7 mm (w) x 30 mm (h) non-magnetic support plate

Mongolia, People's Republic. A Sukhbaatar Order, Type I, C.1979 United Republic of Four sets of threaded loops(Skhbaataryn odon ). Instituted in 1945. In 23K Gold and platinum with red and blue enamels, weighing 58. 6 grams, type I design with pinback (1970), production circa 1978 1980, number engraved "1388" on the reverse, measuring 51. 3 mm (w) x 52. 3 mm (h), horizontal pinback, contact marks present on the Gold star, tiny chips flaking evident in the blue enamels in two locations, the red enamels pristine with the exception of a single hairline