Original German WWII Gold Mothers Cross in Broken Case and NSDAP Enamel Membership Badge Original Items

Original Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of The Cross of Honor of the German Mother or Mutterkreuz (Mother’s Cross) in gold, complete with its original case, now broken. Also included is an NSDAP Membership Badge Pin.

The 1st class, Gold Cross was given to eligible mothers with eight or more children! The case is maker marked by B.H. Mayer of Pforzheim. Reverse of medal reads 16 December 1938, which is the date that the award was first established, along with AH’s Signature. Condition of medal rates at very good to excellent, with the original ribbon in very nice condition. Unfortunately the case was crushed at some point, and now is in two pieces, with one side of the lid missing.

Also inside the case is a very nice original German NSDAP (NSDAP) Party Enameled Badge Pin, RZM Marked with M1/25, indicating it was manufactured by Rudolf Reiling of Pforzheim. This example is a standard issue membership badge, awarded to all personnel on acceptance as an official party member. It is a 24mm diameter, die struck brass alloy badge NSDAP membership badge with multi-colored enamel work. The badge features a translucent red, circular outer border with embossed silvered script, NATIONAL-SOZIALSTISCHE-D.A.P., encompassing a white enamel field with canted black enamel Swas (swas). In very good condition, with a lot of intact plating on the back, with wear on the front and rim.  Overall good condition with great enamel, and the back has a very nice “safety pin” style attachment, which would work on any type of clothing.

A very nice set, ready to add to your collection of German WWII badges!

The Cross of Honor of the German Mother (German: Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter), referred to colloquially as the Mutterehrenkreuz (Mother’s Cross of Honour) or simply Mutterkreuz (Mother’s Cross), was a state decoration conferred by the government of the German Reich to honour a Reichsdeutsche 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 German Reich.

The decoration was conferred from 1939 until 1945 in three classes: bronze, silver, and gold, to Reichsdeutsche mothers who exhibited probity, exemplary motherhood, and who conceived and raised at least four or more children in the role of a parent. A similar practice, that continues to this present day, was already established in France since 1920, by conferring the Médaille de la Famille française (Medal of the French Family), a tribute to the French mother who raised several children in an appropriate way.