Bronze, Silver and Gold Mothers Cross's

German WWII > Awards and Medals > Political and Civil > Mother's Cross

Here we have a complete three piece bronze, silver and gold Cross of Honour of the German Mother! These were awarded to mothers for exceptional merit to the German nation, who conceived and raised four or five (bronze), six to seven (silver) and eight or more (gold) children and exhibited probity, exemplary motherhood. These crosses were introduced by decree in Berlin on 16 December 1938 by Chancellor of Germany (Reichskanzler) Adolf Hitler. These two piece awards are made of die struck bronze/nickel-silver/tombak base, that has been bronze/silver/gold washed and include blue, black and white enamel work. The obverse is in the form of a Christian cross and shows; a centrally place black static swastika above a white base, that is surrounded by "Der Deutschen Mutter" (The German Mother) and is in front of a sunburst pattern. The reverse shows a flat back with a recessed: "16. December 1938" along with Hitler's facsimile signature. The enamel work is in wonderful shape, being 98%+ intact. The cross's measure approximately 1 13/16 inches tall by 1 7/16 inches wide. They all come with original full sized blue and white rayon ribbon. Get the whole set in one shot!