{"product_id":"2000s-mongolian-honorary-medal-of-labor-type-6-variation-1-modern-brass-version-official-issue","title":"2000s Mongolian Honorary Medal of Labor – Type 6, Modern Brass Version, Official Issue","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item – Only One Available. A modern Type 6, Honorary Medal of Labor, one of Mongolia’s established state decorations for distinguished civilian service and productive achievement. The medal traces its lineage to 1941, when the Honorary Medal of Labor entered Mongolia’s developing system of state awards, and it survived the end of the Mongolian People’s Republic to remain part of the modern official honors system. Early examples were manufactured in silver, while the decoration retained its recognizable Mongolian ornamental vocabulary through successive redesigns. In modern Mongolia it is awarded to citizens whose sustained effort and achievement have contributed to fields including the economy, science and technology, education, health, culture and other areas of public life, making it a genuine national state decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Type 6 represents the modern brass-based production, an important material departure from the silver construction characteristic of the earlier generations of the award. The circular medal preserves the traditional composition: the inscription “Honorary Medal of Labor” occupies the center above a vivid green-enameled laurel spray, surrounded by the deeply red-enameled pattern, the traditional Mongolian hammer-pattern border. The medal hangs from the familiar inverted triangular suspension filled with translucent red enamel, while the reverse of both medal and suspension carries the distinctive repeating geometric finish of the modern production and a horizontal pin fastening. An individually engraved award number is retained at the lower reverse, preserving the numbered character expected of an officially issued state decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the specialist collector, the attraction of this piece lies in where it sits within the unusually long evolution of the Honorary Medal of Labor. The earliest wartime and postwar varieties belong firmly to the Soviet-influenced silver tradition, whereas this later brass version documents the award after Mongolia had moved into its independent post-socialist system while retaining one of the historic decorations inherited from the 20th century. The Honorary Medal of Labor remains actively bestowed as a Mongolian state award today, with official government institutions continuing to record recipients alongside the country’s principal orders and medals. With its bright original enamel, complete modern pin suspension, numbered reverse and distinctive Type 6 brass construction, this is an excellent representative of the modern chapter of one of Mongolia’s longest-serving civilian state decorations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mongolia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52804493541688,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/1256\/7096\/files\/IMG_2130.jpg?v=1786720291","url":"https:\/\/khanmilitaria.com\/products\/2000s-mongolian-honorary-medal-of-labor-type-6-variation-1-modern-brass-version-official-issue","provider":"KhanMilitaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}