Original German WWII 1st Class Gold Mother’s Cross in Case by Ph. Türk’s Wwe. of Vienna Original Items

Original Items: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of The Cross of Honour of the German Mother or Mutterkreuz (Mother’s Cross) in gold (1st class, Gold Cross: eligible mothers with eight or more children!). The case is maker marked Ph. Türk’s Wwe. Wien XVL. 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 excellent, and it comes complete with its original ribbon. The case is very nice as well, with a functional hinge and catch, and an image of the award in gold on the lid.

A very interesting German medal from WWII, ready to display!

The Cross of Honour 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.