Eligibility Civilians Last awarded 1991 | Established 1956 | |
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Awarded for Meritorious service to Hungary Next (higher) Order of Merit of the People's Republic of Hungary | ||
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.
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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.
References
Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA