LP02 MEDAL FOR NATIONAL HERO or HERO OF THE LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  Lao text gif(lian nam-mah-yoht vi-ra-sohn haeng-saaht)
single class – established in 1979 ?
  For: bravery and excellence by an individual or unit in the armed forces
  Design: star breast badge, gilt with enamels, 40mm across, with “hero” style suspension ribbon
    Obverse: sharp pointed gold star, with the central disk of horizontal red, blue, and red with a white circle in the center like the flag, and a dark blue half cogwheel below, with gold rice sheaves with green stems to the sides;
    Reverse: ?
  Ribbon: red 22mm

The medal is very rare.

Medal for National Hero Picture
Medal for National Hero
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Medal for National Hero Picture
Medal for National Hero
(example in the Lao PDR National Museum)

 

For the presentation ceremony speaches, see here

For some recipients, see here