World War II 1938 Silver Mothers Cross Item #0112 Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter
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1938 Silver Mothers Cross with Original Ribbon, Germany.
2nd Class Order, Silver Cross. – eligible mothers with six to seven children
The Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter (Cross of Honour of the German Mother), referred to colloquially as the Mutterehrenkreuz (Mother’s Cross of Honour) or simply Mutterkreuz (Mother’s Cross), was a state decoration and civil order of merit conferred by the government of the Deutsches Reich (German Reich) to honor a “Reichsdeutsche” (Imperial German) mother for exceptional merit to the German nation. Eligibility later extended to include Volksdeutsche (ethnic German) mothers from, for example, Austria and Sudetenland, that had earlier been incorporated into the Deutsches Reich realm
2nd Class Order, Silver Cross. – eligible mothers with six to seven children
The Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter (Cross of Honour of the German Mother), referred to colloquially as the Mutterehrenkreuz (Mother’s Cross of Honour) or simply Mutterkreuz (Mother’s Cross), was a state decoration and civil order of merit conferred by the government of the Deutsches Reich (German Reich) to honor a “Reichsdeutsche” (Imperial German) mother for exceptional merit to the German nation. Eligibility later extended to include Volksdeutsche (ethnic German) mothers from, for example, Austria and Sudetenland, that had earlier been incorporated into the Deutsches Reich realm
