Mongolian Ribbon Bars.

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Some of these can quite politely be described as "bizarre" when it comes to creativity. Here is one, with tentative guesses as to what is what.

1- Honorary Medal of Combat (representing the first, enameled ribbon?!), 30th Anniversary of Khalkin Gol, 40th Anniversary of Khalkin Gol / 60th Anniversary of MPR, ???, 30th Anniversary of Victory over Japan / 40 Years of MPR (???), 60 Years of Armed Forces of MPR (???), a very inventively rendered 50 Years of Khalkin Gol (?!?!) / 50 Years of MPR (???), 60 Years of MPR, 70 Years of MPR / Brotherhood in Arms (???)

And, as a final reference item of this variety, a manufacturer's specimen, made up by one of the best of the Ulanbaatar ribbon bar artists, showing everything (included an invented ribbon for the Mother Heroine Order). Not all identifications are presently exact.

2- Order of Sukhbaatar, Order of the Red Banner of Combat Valor, Order of the Red Banner of Labor Valor, Order of Combat Valor / Order of the Polar Star, Order of Mother Heroine (invented ribbon), Honorary Medal of Combat, Honorary Medal of Labor / ???, Medal for Unselfishness (?), 25 Years of the MPR, Medal “40 Years of the MPR”, ??? / Medal “We Won”, Medal “50 Years of the Revolution”, Medal “60 Years of the Revolution”, Medal “70 Years of the Revolution” (?) / Medal “80 Years of the Revolution (?), Medal of Khalkin Gol (?), Medal “30th Anniversary of Khalkin Gol”, Medal “30th Anniversary of the Defeat of Japan” / Medal “50 Years of the Army”, Medal “60 Years of the Army”, Medal “50 Years of the Police”, Medal “50 Years of State Security” / ???, Medal “Glory of the Virgin Land Cultivators” (?)

In case you haven't noticed, the order is wearing is -- how to say this? -- flexible.