Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Silver Grade, With Miniature certificate_of_authenticity chief of the SS said

chief of the SS said that “the skull is a reminder that you shall always be willing to put yourself at the stake for the life of the whole community”

and typewritten note in English

Hand embroidered in bullion wire

taken in Norway and illustrating a variety of subjects

miners' safety was ignored

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Silver Grade, With Miniature certificate_of_authenticity chief of the SS said(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Silber mit Miniatur). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with stylized sun rays joining the quadrants, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled disc overlaid by a black swastika, circumscribed by a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER), the