The Cross of Honour of the German Mother-Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter 3rd class

Good overall condition for age 3rd Class.The Cross of Honour of the German Mother (German: Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter), referred to colloquially as the Mutterehrenkreuz (Mother's Cross of Honour) or simply Mutterkreuz (Mother's Cross), was a state decoration conferred by the government of Nazi Germany to honour a German-citizen mother for exceptional merit to the German nation. Eligibility later extended to include ethnic German ('Volksdeutsche') mothers from, for example, Austria and Sudetenland, that had earlier been incorporated into the German ReichClasses1st class, Gold Cross: eligible mothers with eight or more children2nd class, Silver Cross: eligible mothers with six or seven children3rd class, Bronze Cross: eligible mothers with four or five children