Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary

Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary

Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary, 3rd Class
Awarded by the Hungarian People's Republic
Eligibility Civilians
Awarded for Meritorious service to Hungary
Statistics
Established 1956
Last awarded 1991
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of Merit of the People's Republic of Hungary

Ribbons of the first, second and third classes of the Order.

The Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Népköztársaság Zászlórendje) was a State Order of the Hungarian People's Republic.

It was founded by Decree No. 17 of 1956.

Classes

The Order originally had five Classes, the 4th and 5th being abolished in 1963.

Insignia

The Star of the Order was an 8-pointed gold star with shorter points between, and with the national flag at the centre surrounded by laurels. The classes of the Order were distinguished by the materials used in the laurels - gold with diamonds for the first class; gold with rubies for the second; gold for the third; green enamel for the fourth.

Sources

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