Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by Gustav Miksch Newly Listed 1918 (as per instructions of

1918 (as per instructions of a Medical Board Captain

affixed with two prongs to a gilded wreath of oak leaves

were not without causes of reproach

bearing the coat-of-arms and exhibiting the impression of the badge

Nickle-plated fixtures are secured to both the tip and throat

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by Gustav Miksch Newly Listed 1918 (as per instructions of(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original shortened ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with its arms joined through the quadrants by stylized rays, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, bearing a central white enameled disc overlaid by a black swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN