[Second Polish Republic] Border Guard Commemorative Badge [Border Guard]

[Second Polish Republic] Border Guard Commemorative Badge [Border Guard]

Silver-plated tombac. Dimensions: 51 x 33 mm. A two-part badge in the shape of a silver wreath composed of laurel and oak branches, which entwine a white-and-red border post; the whole is fastened at the top with a ribbon and the inscription "Border Guard."

The inscription “Straż Graniczna” is enameled, while the stripes on the post are lacquered. The small eagle was most likely replaced during that era (?).

Condition: good+.

Lit. Z. Sawicki, A. Wielichowski, Badges of the Polish Army 1918–1945, p. 392 [reproduced badges manufactured by Stanisław Reising in Warsaw]