Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Gold Grade With Case, By Richard Sieper & Söhne Archive the obverse bearing a black

the obverse bearing a black machine-embroidered insignia consisting of a shovel head overlaid by a sword

In silver with black and white enamels

(Luftschutz-Ehrenzeichen II Klasse)

in war metal alloy (non-magnetic)

fibrous shaped plastic wafer

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Gold Grade With Case, By Richard Sieper & Söhne Archive the obverse bearing a black(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 together through the quadrants by stylized sun rays, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled disc bearing a black swastika, circumscribed by a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN