| Order of the Red Banner | |
|---|---|
| MN Order Red Banner.png | |
| Awarded by Mongolian People's Republic | |
| Type | single-grade order |
| Eligibility | Mongolian and foreign citizens, military units and formations, military schools, and institutions |
| Awarded for | Heroism in combat |
| Status | active |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1926 |
| Total awarded | ~10,000 |
| Related | Order of the Red Banner (Soviet) |
 Ribbon of the award from 1926 to 1961 | |
The Order of the Red Banner (Mongolian language: «Цэргийн гавьяаны улаан туг» одон) is a military decoration of Mongolia, originally established as the "Order for Military Merit" of the People's Republic of Mongolia. The medal has been awarded to citizens as well as foreigners and institutions for services to the state. Renamed in 1945 as simply the "Order of the Red Banner", the he design of the medallion has been changed several times, and in 1961 the ribbon bar of was changed before it was renamed to the "Order of the Red Banner for Military Valor" in 1993.
References[]
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- Шейн Р., Содномдаржа Ц. Государственные награды Монгольской Народной Республики. 1921—1983 гг. Справочник. — Улан-Батор: Госиздат МНР, 1984.
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