Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Medal for Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR, Type I Hold encircled by white threads

encircled by white threads

on a dimpled background

a medal ribbon bar with three decorations

The photo presumably shows Bruns with members of his unit

Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Medal for Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR, Type I Hold encircled by white threads( ). 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