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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Haynes, Ed (January–February 2015). "The Awards of Mongolia: A Survey in a Broad Historical Context" (PDF). Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America. 66 (1): 26–28. ISSN 0025-6633.
- ↑ Үйлчилгээний гавьяат ажилтан. gaviyat.pms.mn (in Mongolian).
- ↑ "ODM of Mongolia : Ribbon Chart". www.medals.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
