Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Gold Grade With Case, By Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac appears to be an older

appears to be an older strike of this medal

silvered and gold wash

the hidden fabric-wrapped roll frame giving definition to the shape of the cap

the pinback maker marked with LDO code “L15” for Otto Schikle

A vertical slit extends the length of the chest and is closed with a brown cotton drawstring set through an array of eyelets on each side

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Gold Grade With Case, By Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac appears to be an older(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with its arms joined through the quadrants by radiant sun rays, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled disc bearing a black swastika, circumscribed by a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER), the