Cross of Honor of the German Mother medal, 3rd Class Order, Bronze Cross

Object | Accession Number: 1998.58.1

Date: 1938 December 16 (commemoration)
Geography: issue : Germany
Language: German
Classification: Awards
Category: Medals
Object Type: Medals, German (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kevin Williams

Physical Description: Bronze, cross pattee medal with a black enamel swastika in the center on a white circular field surrounded by raised, bronze-colored text. Between the triangular shaped arms is a square, bronze sunburst that emanates from the swastika. The arms are blue enamel with a white border. A blue ribbon with white stripes is threaded through a rectangular metal loop on the top of the cross. It is not sewn closed. There is text engraved on the back.
Dimensions: overall : 1.810 x 1.460 in. (4.597 x 3.708 cm.)
Materials: overall : metal, ribbon, enamel paint
Markings: front, around the swastika, embossed : DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER [THE GERMAN MOTHER]
Inscription: reverse, engraved : 16. / Dezember / 1938 / Adolf Hitler [in cursive]
Topical Term: Nazi propaganda.
Germany--Population policy--History.
National Socialism and women.
Mothers--Germany--History--20th century.
Women--Germany--History--20th century.
Corporate Name: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei--History.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Kevin Williams.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
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