A Cased Bronze Grade Cross Of Honour Of The German Mother By Souval GTRexclude Baraca-Philathea and the Young Men's

Baraca-Philathea and the Young Men's Christian Association

3 mm x 44 mm each

dated "1900" and engraver marked below

one hundred and ninety-four men attempted to rescue twenty-six miners trapped underground

very fine early quality manufacture

A Cased Bronze Grade Cross Of Honour Of The German Mother By Souval GTRexclude Baraca-Philathea and the Young Men'sThis is a textbook example of a very well preserved third reich period German 3rd Class Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter with its original case of issue by Richard Souval of Vienna (Wien). A latin cross with concave arms in bronze and well extremely well preserved blue, white, and black enamels (of note is the a slight manufacturing defect in the enamels near the swastika), with sun rays emanating between the arms from the centre applique; on loop for