Order of Sukhbaatar

Order of Sukhbaatar
	Breast star of the Order
Awarded by People's Republic of Mongolia
Type	Order
Established	16 May 1941
Eligibility	Mongolian citizens and foreign nationals
Awarded for	"special services to defenses, economic and cultural construction of the MPR, and also for acts of heroism in the struggle against external and internal enemies"
Status	Still awarded
	People's Republic of Mongolia
Grades	One

The Order of Sukhbaatar (or Order of Suche Bator) is a state decoration of Mongolia, originally instituted on 16 May 1941. It was awarded to Mongolians and foreigners "for special services to defenses, economic and cultural construction of the MPR, and also for acts of heroism in the struggle against external and internal enemies".^[1] It was named after the Mongolian national hero, Damdin Sükhbaatar. It is still conferred today.

Recipients of the Order received a number of civic privileges.

Recipients

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Sanders, Alan J. K. (2010). "Orders and medals". Historical Dictionary of Mongolia (Third ed.). Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 551. ISBN 978-0-8108-7452-7.

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[Sanders-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sanders, Alan J. K. (2010). "Orders and medals". Historical Dictionary of Mongolia (Third ed.). Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 551. ISBN 978-0-8108-7452-7.