(Ehrenzeichen der deutschen Mutter)

Date Instituted

16 December 1938

Requirements

Bronze
* Being the mother of 4 children


Silver
* Being the mother of 6 children


Gold
* Being the mother of 8 or more children

Number awarded

?

Known makers/markings

Unmarked

Estimated price (2009)

1st Class - € 50
2nd Class - € 40
3rd Class - € 25


Holder of the Cross of Honour of the German Mother

(Courtesy of André Hella)

Award ceremony for the Cross of Honour of the German Mother, May 1943

(Courtesy of Bundesarchiv/Wikimedia, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany)

Comments

The text on the reverse of the medal reads "Der Deutschen Mutter" and the text on the obverse of the medal reads "Das kind adelt die mutter, Adolf Hitler".

A variant with diamonds was also produced but it was probably never awarded.

Also known as Mother's Cross (Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter) och German Mother's Cross.

Photo courtesy of N & T Global Trading

Sources used

Christopher Ailsby - World War 2 German medals and political awards
John R. Angolia - For Führer and Fatherland: Political & Civil awards of the Third Reich
David Littlejohn - Orders, decorations, medals and badges of the Third Reich
Detlev Niemann - Price Guide Germany 1871-1945 (2009)