Description
It was founded on occasion of his third marriage with Isabella of Portugal
topped by a gilt Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika
52 mm x 115 mm
the inside back cover paper lining coming away from the body of the publication
measuring 91 mm x 58 mm
Germany, Third Reich. A Customs And Border Service Decoration Newly Listed It was founded on occasion(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),