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Cross of Honor of the German Mother medal, 1st Class Order, Gold Cross case

Object | Accession Number: 2000.263.2
2000.263.2 closed Cross of Honor of the German Mother medal, 1st Class Order, Gold Cross case Click to enlarge 2000.263.2 open Cross of Honor of the German Mother medal, 1st Class Order, Gold Cross case Click to enlarge
Classification
Containers
Category
Boxes
Object Type
Jewelry boxes (aat)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
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Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The container was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-10-24 14:04:35
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Also in Cross of Honor of the German Mother medal collection

The collection consists of a Cross of Honor of the German Mother medal and case.

Cross of Honor of the German Mother medal, with ribbon, 1st Class Order, Gold Cross

Cross of Honor of the German Mother medal, with ribbon, 1st Class Order, Gold Cross

Object

Mother's Cross honor was instituted by the Nazi Party in 1938. It was first awarded in 1939 to some 3 million mothers as a propaganda measure to promote National Socialist population policy.

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