Badge "Excellent Border Guard".

[ade stevenson]

This badge was introduced in the 1957 to reward Border Guards. Worn until 1964.

A big badge impressive badge.

Cheers, Ade.

[Bill Garvy]

Documents for the Badges in 1st & 2nd Class "Excellent Border Guard" issued to Igor Valentinovich Gavrilenko. The 2nd Class facsimile signed by Major General Ye. Neverovskiy.

[marsino]

1957 -1964

[CtahhR]

Another 1957-1964 Type. Made by Pobeda of Moscow.

[desantnik]

Later issued Border Guard II Class badge document awarded to Warrant Officer Popunets.

The awarding organization got a little zealous with the censoring as even the stamp appears to be have been intentionally obscured by placing a piece of paper over the troop unit number.

I would mention it was signed by Lieutenant Colonel B. Popov, but I may have to kill you...

[marsino]

Corporal, Žagata Petr Antonovič

[marsino]

Ефрейтор, Жагата Петр Антонович

[marsino]

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[marsino]

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[desantnik]

Photo reverse reads "Великие мосты"(Big Bridges), presumably a landmark or designation of a border crossing.