Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by B.H. Mayer GTRexclude stamped but mostly undecipherable

stamped but mostly undecipherable

reverse vertical pinback

It features a 222 mm-long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges

measuring 17 cm (w) x 11

the exterior lid with a gold embossed Federal Republic-style German national eagle

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by B.H. Mayer GTRexclude stamped but mostly undecipherable(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 stylized rays, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, bearing a central white enameled disc overlaid by a black swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER), the