the edges of the blade display minor chips and dents
156th Infantry Battalion
Four sets of threaded loops are distributed over and around the upper left pocket for the accommodation of awards
7 mm (w) x 30 mm (h) non-magnetic support plate
obverse depicts raised Soviet soldier with AK-47
Mongolia, People's Republic. A Sukhbaatar Order, Type I, C.1979 United Republic of the edges of the blade(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