Germany, Third Reich. A Customs And Border Service Decoration Buy Now and “R” for “Reiter” on

and “R” for “Reiter” on the bottom of the badge

minor interruptions in the bullion on the wings and paper loss on the reverse

7 grand officers and 4 grand cordons per year

1807" on the right

Germany, Third Reich. A Customs And Border Service Decoration Buy Now and “R” for “Reiter” on(Zollgrenzschutz Ehrenzeichen). Instituted 17 February 1939. (1939 1944 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled and ribbed arms, the obverse bearing a central raised German nationale eagle set within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IN ZOLLGRENZSCHUTZ (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN BORDER PROTECTION),