The Order of the Polar Star ( Mongolian: , Traditional Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ ᠭᠠᠳᠠᠰᠤ ᠣᠳᠤᠨ) is a state award of

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

. It is the highest civilian award Mongolia can present to a foreign citizen. The order was created in 1936. The regulation was approved by the resolution of the Presidium of the Small Khural and the Council of Ministers of the MPR on May 16, 1941.

Description

It comes in four types: Type 1 (1936), Type 2 (1940), Type 3 (1940-41), Type 4 (1970). For everyday wear, the order had a symbol in the form of an order bar. Until 1961, the bar of the order was rectangular metal, covered with colored enamel. Since 1961, the enamel strips have been replaced by strips covered with ribbons in the order's colors.

Previous recipients

From Mongolia

Khorloogiin Choibalsan Khorloogiin Choibalsan ( mn, Хорлоогийн Чойбалсан, spelled ''Koroloogiin Çoibalsan'' before 1941; 8 February 1895 – 26 January 1952) was the leader of Mongolia (Mongolian People's Republic) and Marshal (general chief com ...

* Luvsannorovyn Erdenechimeg * Damba Ayusheev *

Sonomyn Luvsangombo Sonomyn Luvsangombo () or Luvsangombo Sonom is a Mongolian general and engineer. From 1982 to 1984, he was the Minister of Public Security of the Mongolian People's Republic. In the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th parliamentary elections of the Mongolian ...

* Jamsrangijn Jondon * ''Zaluuchuudyn Unen'' Newspaper * ''Tsog'' Magazine *

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* Central Military Hospital

From America

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* Peace Corps Mongolia *

John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...

* Pamela J. H. Slutz *

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* Dr Amanda Baric Australia * Maria Fernández-Giménez * Richard P. Reading

From Russia

Kliment Voroshilov Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov (, uk, Климент Охрімович Ворошилов, ''Klyment Okhrimovyč Vorošylov''), popularly known as Klim Voroshilov (russian: link=no, Клим Вороши́лов, ''Klim Vorošilov''; 4 Februa ...

Yury Luzhkov Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov ( rus, Ю́рий Миха́йлович Лужко́в, p=ˈjʉrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ lʊˈʂkof; 21 September 1936 – 10 December 2019) was a Russian politician who served as mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 2010 ...

* Okna Tsahan Zamn *

Gavriil Ilizarov Gavriil Abramovich Ilizarov (russian: Гавриил Абрамович Илизаров; 15 June 1921 – 24 July 1992) was a Soviet physician, known for inventing the Ilizarov apparatus for lengthening limb bones and for the method of surgery n ...

Alexander Novikov Alexander Alexandrovich Novikov (russian: link=no, Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Но́виков; – 3 December 1976) was the chief marshal of aviation for the Soviet Air Force during the Soviet Union's involvement in th ...

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*Iskander Azizov * St Petersburg University

Other

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References

{{Commons, Recipients of the Order of the Polar Star (Mongolia) 1936 establishments in Mongolia Orders, decorations, and medals of Mongolia Awards established in 1936