Germany, Third Reich. A Customs and Border Protection Long Service Award in Bronze

(Zollgrenzschutz-Ehrenzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, within a laurel wreath, the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE IM ZOLLGRENZSCHUTZ” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN BORDER PROTECTION”), unmarked, measuring 42.36 mm (w) x 46.93 mm (h), weighing 25.1 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near extremely fine condition.