Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Mother's Cross medal with blue and white striped ribbon. The date 16 December 1938 is engraved on the back. One of a collection of artifacts illustrating Max Wurzweiler who was a high ranking Nazi party official; dates circa 1930s and 1940s.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Franklin family
Physical Details
- Classification
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Awards
- Category
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Medals
- Object Type
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Medals, German (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Mother's Cross medal with blue and white striped ribbon. The date 16 December 1938 is engraved on the back.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 15.250 inches (38.735 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, enamel, ribbon
- Inscription
- The date 16 December 1938 is engraved on the back.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by the Franklin family, the grandchildren of Max Wurzweiler.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-09-05 16:13:18
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