Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by Liefergemeinschaft Pforzheimer Innungen Auction it weighs 50

it weighs 50

in burgundy colored case of issue

with a central blue enameled square bearing a gilded applique

A textbook example of a “Hörcher der Flakartillerie” trade patch

Measuring 77 mm (w) x 119 mm (h)

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by Liefergemeinschaft Pforzheimer Innungen Auction it weighs 50(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 a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER),