Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by Alois Rettenmaier Republic of the exterior back cover displays

the exterior back cover displays the owner’s name in cursive in a rectangular box

above a maker code of “CXN” indicating production by Emil Busch A

In May of 1841 he took command of the 1st Banal Frontier Regiment and was promoted to Colonel on October 18

the cockade missing one attachment prong

It is dated to Berlin on April 20

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by Alois Rettenmaier Republic of the exterior back cover displays(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 disc overlaid by a black swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER), the reverse