Germany, Third Reich. A Customs and Border Service Decoration Province of China He was trained in the

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

The reverse bearing six Japanese characters

twist clasp on the front with functional hinge

1 mm (w) x 21

chain also hallmarked VM (V

Germany, Third Reich. A Customs and Border Service Decoration Province of China He was trained in the(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