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Here is your chance to own a lovely example of a Mother’s Cross in gold. The enamel is in great conditon as seen in the photos. Great gold finish remaining and complete with the period case of issue. Maker marked on the interior of the case. A great example. The Mutterkreuz (Mother’s Cross), was a state decoration conferred by the government of the German Reich to honor a Reichsdeutsche German mother for exceptional merit to the German nation. Eligibility later extended to include Volksdeutsche mothers from, for example, Austria and Sudetenland, that had earlier been incorporated into the German Reich.The decoration was conferred from 1939 until 1945 in three classes: bronze, silver, and gold, to mothers who conceived and raised at least four or more children in the role of a parent. Classes: 1st class, Gold Cross: eligible mothers with eight or more children 2nd class, Silver Cross: eligible mothers with six or seven children 3rd class, Bronze Cross: eligible mothers with four or five children Free shipping ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD & I don’t charge PayPal fees like some of the other guys!
