"No restrictions on access"@en . . "1938 December 16" . . "irn13897" . . . "No restrictions on use"@en . "Cross of Honor of the German Mother medal, with ribbon, 1st Class Order, Gold Cross"@en . . "Mother's Cross honor 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 . . "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.There is also a blue and white ribbon, detached from the medal. a: medal b: ribbon\n\nreverse, engraved : 16. / Dezember / 1938 / Adolf Hitler [in cursive]"@en . . . "The medal was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000."@en .