Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Gold Grade, By Rudolf Souval Archive both closing with horizontal flaps

both closing with horizontal flaps meeting black bakelite buttons

with tissue liner

measuring 64 mm (w) x 21

it is personally dedicated to von Massow "July 16th 1952 - To my friend and fellow fighter pilot Lt

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Gold Grade, By Rudolf Souval Archive both closing with horizontal flaps(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 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 MOTHER),