Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Like his comrades

Like his comrades

It features a 257 mm long magnetic steel blade

An excellent example of the Third Pattern

Hamburg) on reverse

Mittweida) stamped directly beneath

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Like his comrades(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original 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 MOTHER), the