. "Gold, cross pattee medal with a black enamel swastika in the center on a white circular field surrounded by raised, gold-colored text. Between the triangular shaped arms is a square, gold sunburst that emanates from the swastika. The arms are blue enamel with a white border. A blue ribbon with white stripes is threaded through a rectangular metal loop on the top of the cross. It is not sewn closed. There is text engraved on the back.\n\nreverse, engraved : 16. / Dezember / 1938 / Adolf Hitler [in cursive]"@en . "Cross of Honor of the German Mother medal, 1st Class Order, Gold Cross"@en . . . . "The Mother's Cross was instituted by the Nazi Party in 1938. It was first awarded in 1939 to some 3 million mothers as a propaganda measure to promote National Socialist population policy."@en . . "The medal was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000."@en . "1938 December 16" . . . "No restrictions on access"@en . "overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)"@en . "irn516351" . "No restrictions on use"@en . .