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MONGOLIA. Khalkhin Gol Badge, Variation 2, 1940s issue.

$300.00

The flat back variation. Silver-plated brass, enamels. Soviet Mint manufacture.

Very good condition. Original enamel. No repairs. Rare in such condition.

Awarded for participation in the 1939 battle against the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria.

SKU: MONGB004 Category:

The Battles of Khalkhin Gol were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet–Japanese border conflicts involving the Soviet Union, Mongolia, Japan and Manchukuo in 1939. The conflict was named after the Khalkhin Gal river, which passes through the battlefield. In Japan, the decisive battle of the conflict is known as the Nomonhan Incident (after Nomonhan, a nearby village on the border between Mongolia and Manchuria. The battles resulted in the defeat of the Japanese Sixth Army.

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