Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Medal for Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR, Type I Province of China (Kriegsmarine Papier)

(Kriegsmarine Papier)

gilt loss on the second badge's centrepiece

according to the pay book

Emperor Franz Joseph

First War Pair to Lt

Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Medal for Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR, Type I Province of China (Kriegsmarine Papier)( ). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal brass plate with a horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of a border guard wearing a greatcoat and wielding a PPSh 41 submachine gun, flanked by a border marker and situated against a mountainous backdrop, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of (FOR DISTINCTION IN PROTECTION OF THE STATE BORDERS), situated above a semi