Orders, decorations, and medals of Mongolia

Orders, decorations, and medals of Mongolia are governed by the laws of Mongolia on awards.

Titles in Mongolia have a history dating back to the time of the Mongol Empire.^[1] For example, the title of Baatar (“Hero”) was traditionally awarded to military leaders.^[1] At the beginning of the 20th century, Russia played a key role in establishing Mongolia's independence from China.^[1] To honor this contribution, the Order of the Vajra (translated as the “Order of the Precious Rod”) was created for Mongolian nobility and foreigners, the latter were almost exclusively Russians.^[1] The order was abolished after the Mongolian Revolution of 1921.^[1]

Later on during the Cold War, state awards returned to the mainstream, with Mongolian designs being patterned off of the Soviet model.^[1] Many of the higher Mongolian awards were also manufactured in the Soviet Union.^[1] In 1936, the new Mongolian state had formally enshrined the title of “Hero” by law, and in 1941, the “Badge of the Hero” was established.^[1] In 1956 the Hero of Labor Golden Soyombo Medal was added to the Mongolian awards system.^[1] A unique title, known as "Honorary Freeman of the Mongolian People’s Republic" was for Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev to commemorate his visit to Ulaanbaatar in 1974.^[1]

Unlike the situation after the fall of the soviet union, the communist-era awards of the Mongolian People's Republic were not abolished after the Mongolian Revolution of 1990, with many being awarded to this day.^[1]

• Hero of Mongolia
• Hero of Labour of Mongolia

• Order of Genghis Khan
• Order of Sukhbaatar
• Order of Mother Heroine, 1st Class^[1]
• Order of Mother Heroine, 2nd Class^[1]
• Order of the Polar Star^[1]
• Order of the Precious Wand

• People's Artist of Mongolia^[1]
• People's Writer of Mongolia
• Meritorious Artist of Mongolia
• Cultural Leading Worker
• Honorary Medal of Combat^[1]
• Honored Service Officer^[2]

• Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic
• Hero of Labour of the Mongolian People's Republic

• Order of Military Merit
• Order of the Red Banner
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour

• Honorary Freeman of the Mongolian People's Republic^[1]

• Natsagdorj Literary Prize^[1]
• Choibalsan Prize (Established in 1945 and renamed as the State Prize in 1962)^[1]

• Medal "30 years of the Victory in Khalkhin-Gol"
• Medal "40 years of the Victory in Khalkhin-Gol"
• Medal "50 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution"

• Medal "For the Victory over Japan"
• Medal "30th anniversary of the Victory over Japan"
• Medal "25th Anniversary of Mongolian People's Revolution"
• Medal "50 years of the Mongolian People's Republic"
• Medal "50 years of the Mongolian People's Army"

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Russia