{"product_id":"2000s-mongolian-police-sukhbaatar-district-officer-service-badge-early-sheriff-style-rare-original-issue","title":"2000s Mongolian Police Sukhbaatar District Officer Service Badge – Early Short-Lived Sheriff Style Type, Rare Original Issue","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item – Only One Available. A rare original 2000s Mongolian Police Sukhbaatar District officer service badge, belonging to the pre-2014 generation of Mongolian police uniform insignia. The badge identifies the wearer directly with Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, whose police organization traces its institutional history to 1952, when Police Unit No. 1 was established to serve part of the capital; it was reorganized as the Sukhbaatar District Police Department in 1990 and continued within the modern district structure after Ulaanbaatar’s 1992 administrative reorganization. Unlike an award or commemorative badge, this was a working service insignia associated with serving police personnel, intended to provide an immediately recognizable law-enforcement identity while on duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe badge is a particularly striking early post-socialist design, built around a large six-pointed silvered star with ball-tipped points and a separately applied central medallion. The outer ring carries “Sukhbaatar District”, while the lower portion reads “POLICE”. At center is the police emblem in blue and gilt, surmounted by the Mongolian Soyombo, giving the piece a distinctly national identity despite its strongly Western, sheriff-style overall form. The reverse uses two separate screw fittings, giving the badge a secure, substantial attachment suitable for active uniform wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis style belongs to a comparatively short-lived phase in Mongolian police insignia. Police uniform regulations were substantially revised in the mid-2000s, and the previous uniform system dated from 2005 before an entirely new uniform design was approved in 2013 and introduced from 2014 onward, when identification elements and uniform accessories were again changed. The star-shaped district badge therefore represents an unusual transitional chapter in modern Mongolian policing and is far less commonly encountered than later standardized Police insignia. Its Sukhbaatar District attribution, short period of use, heavy multi-piece construction and distinctive Western-style format make it an especially desirable piece for an advanced collection of Mongolian police, law-enforcement or post-socialist security-service insignia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mongolia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53280446644536,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/1256\/7096\/files\/IMG_3175.jpg?v=1792083828","url":"https:\/\/khanmilitaria.com\/products\/2000s-mongolian-police-sukhbaatar-district-officer-service-badge-early-sheriff-style-rare-original-issue","provider":"KhanMilitaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}