Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Medal for Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR, Type I Archive GYANBAHADUR KHAN

GYANBAHADUR KHAN

with slight oxidation and loss of finish evident to the core and frame

29 mm in diameter

Pinned into the centre of the cap band is an insignia in the form of an aluminum oak leaf wreath around a tri-coloured cockade

Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Medal for Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR, Type I Archive GYANBAHADUR KHAN( ). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal brass plate with a horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of a border guard wearing a greatcoat and wielding a PPSh 41 submachine gun, flanked by a border marker and situated against a mountainous backdrop, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of (FOR DISTINCTION IN PROTECTION OF THE STATE BORDERS), situated above a semi