EARLY POST WAR KGB EXCELLENT BORDER GUARD BADGE

Good early KGB “Excellent Border Guard “ badge
Green enamel and silver - gilt metal shield
Approx 2” x 1.5” in size
Green edged with gilt oak leaf decoration
Topped with a Red Star
Central silvered motif of an armed Soviet soldier
In front of the Kremlin & Red Green monument
Lower point of the shield decorated with KGB badge
Dating from the 1957 -1964 period
(When the design changed)
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
Not a modern re strike
A good collectable item .

Code: 51328