Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary
| Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary | |
|---|---|
 Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary, 3rd Class | |
| Awarded for | Meritorious service to Hungary |
| Presented by | the Hungarian People's Republic |
| Eligibility | Civilians |
| Established | 1956 |
| Last awarded | 1991 |
 Ribbons of the first, second and third classes of the Order. | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Hungarian Order of Merit |
The Order of the Flag of the People's 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.
Recipients[]
- Anatoly Alexandrov (physicist)
- Leonid Brezhnev
- Vladimir Dzhanibekov
- Anatoly Filipchenko
- Yuri Gagarin
- Henryk Jabłoński
- Yevgeny Nesterenko
- Nikolai Ogarkov
- Vitaly Popkov
- Konstantin Provalov
- László Salgó
- Pyotr Shafranov
- Vladimir Sudets
- Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
- Dmitry Ustinov
- Boris Volynov
- Boris Yegorov
- Alexei Yepishev
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[]
- Orders, Medals and Decorations of Britain and Europe in Colour, Paul Hieronymussen, Blandford Press, 1967
Categories:
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Hungary
- Awards established in 1956