EARLY POST WAR MVD EXCELLENT BORDER GUARD BADGE

Good early MVD “Excellent Border Guard “ badge
Green enamel and gilt metal shield
Approx 2” x 1.5” in size
Green edged with oak leaf decoration
Topped with a Red Star
Central motif of an armed Soviet soldier
In front of the Kremlin & Red Green monument
Lower point of the shield decorated with MVD badge
Dating from the 1953+1957 period
When guards were under MVD ministry of the interior
Rather than the state security service
The back with screw fixing post.
Complete with white metal maker marked screw plate
A very attractive well made & detailed badge
Showing wear commensurate with its age
(Small chip to Red enamel on the star)
Not a modern re strike
A good collectable item .

Code: 51327