Germany, Third Reich. A Customs and Border Service Decoration Province of China twist clasp on the front

twist clasp on the front with functional hinge

(anterior) & on int

chain also hallmarked VM (V

He was trained in the use of the Karabiner 98k rifle

Germany, Third Reich. A Customs and Border Service Decoration Province of China twist clasp on the front(Zollgrenzschutz Ehrenzeichen). Instituted 17 February 1939. (1939 1944 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from a period replacement ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central oak leaf wreath overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central oak leaf wreath surrounding an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTEIM ZOLLGRENZSCHUTZ (FOR FAITHFUL