Mother's Cross
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lucian W. Kempner
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Cross pattee styled medal with an elongated lower arm. The arms are blue enamel with a white enamel border, with each section edged in bronze. In the center is a black enamel swastika with a bronze border on a circular, white enamel mound surrounded by a bronze band with raised, German text. A 5 rayed sunburst fills the space between the cross arms. There is German text engraved on the reverse.
Genre
- Object
- Awards
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