Mongolia, People’s Republic. An Honorary Medal of Combat, c. 1945 Archive Grand Cross set of insignia

Grand Cross set of insignia comprising Sash Badge and the Star: Badge in silver gilt and enamels 56 x 90 mm

chipping evident in the red enamels on the centrepiece ring)

measuring 60 mm (w) x 82 mm (l) x 26 mm (h)

he commanded a mixed column in the action of Dujaila redoubt

An excellent example of this type with silver frame and iron core

Mongolia, People’s Republic. An Honorary Medal of Combat, c. 1945 Archive Grand Cross set of insignia(Instituted May 16th, 1941). A circular silver medal, the obverse depicting a leaping horse with a rider wielding a saber, surrounded by a red enameled ring with a decorative track, the reverse is plain, numbered 3834, on a swivel ring for suspension from its suspender with a triangular red ribbon and screw post pinback (missing its backing plate), unmarked but traditionally manufactured by the Moscow Mint, measuring 36. 2 mm in diameter, in better