Bidspirit auction | German Mother�s Cross In Bronze.The

German Mother�s Cross In Bronze.The Mother�s Cross was introduced by Adolf Hitler on December 16TH 1938 as part of a large propaganda campaign aimed at increasing the birth rate. The award was officially designated, Honor Cross of the German Mother, and was instituted in three grades to recognize and reward childbearing German females. The three grades consisted of the bronze cross for bearing four or five children, the silver cross for bearing six or seven children and the gold cross for bearing eight or more children.�Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)