Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by Liefergemeinschaft Pforzheimer Innungen Auction A textbook example of a

A textbook example of a “Hörcher der Flakartillerie” trade patch

with a metal core (nonmagnetic) and a dark green wool backer and a horizontal pinback

issued on 26 August 1942

7 District Depot in Fredericton

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by Liefergemeinschaft Pforzheimer Innungen Auction A textbook example of a(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 a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER),