Germany. A Cross Of Honour Of The German Mother, First Class In Gold GTRexclude and Officer's Cross: silver gilt

and Officer's Cross: silver gilt with red and white enamels

Miniature Pour-le-Merite for button hole wear

1884-6 obverse

It was traced to wet conditions in France

light soiling on the obverse pebbled background and reverse

Germany. A Cross Of Honour Of The German Mother, First Class In Gold GTRexclude and Officer's Cross: silver gilt(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter I. Klasse). A Latin cross with concave arms in gilded bronze and blue, white, and black enamels; with sun rays emanating between the arms from the centre applique; on loop for suspension but missing its ribbon; the obverse with a circular applique bearing a static black enameled swastika (Hakenkreuz) within a gilded ring inscribed Der Deutschen Mutter (The German Mother), with all four arms of the cross edged in white