Germany, Third Reich. A Cross Of Honour Of The German Mother, I Class With Case, By C.f. Zimmermann Archive thick maroon leather straps attached

thick maroon leather straps attached via brass loops and posts

inscribed "GEN

883 Air Commodore Leonard Birchall Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets based in Markham

Accompanied by a Miniature Group of Same (silver and bronze

on a red enamelled bronze-based dome

Germany, Third Reich. A Cross Of Honour Of The German Mother, I Class With Case, By C.f. Zimmermann Archive thick maroon leather straps attached(Ehrenkreuz der deutschen Mutter 1. Klasse). A Latin cross in gilded bronze, with blue enamelled arms bordered in white enamel, with sun rays emanating between the arms from the centre applique, central medallion depicting a black enamelled swastika ringed by a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (THE GERMAN MOTHER), the reverse inscribed with institution date of 16 Dezember 1938 and facsimile of the Fhrer and Reichskanzler, unmarked, measures