Original Items. Only One Lot Available. This is a great set of U.S. G.I. “Bring-back” medals which have been mounted onto stationary from the HOTEL HERZOG VON NASSAU. The medals include a gorgeous 2nd Class 25 Year Civil Service medal with its miniature pin, a full-size Bronze Mother’s cross, and miniature Mother’s Crosses in Silver and Gold.

The Cross of Honour of the German Mother, referred to colloquially as the Mutterehrenkreuz (Mother’s Cross of Honor) or simply Mutterkreuz (Mother’s Cross), was a state decoration conferred by the government of the German Reich to honor a Reichsdeutsche German mother for exceptional merit to the German nation. Eligibility later extended to include Volksdeutsche (ethnic German) mothers from, for example, Austria and Sudetenland, that had earlier been incorporated into the German Reich.

The decoration was conferred from 1939 until 1945 in three classes: bronze, silver, and gold, to Reichsdeutsche mothers who exhibited probity, exemplary motherhood, and who conceived and raised at least four or more children in the role of a parent. A similar practice, that continues to this present day, was already established in France since 1920, by conferring the Médaille de la Famille française (Medal of the French Family), a tribute to the French mother who raised several children in an appropriate way.

The Mother’s Crosses are mounted on the hotel stationary with the number of children in service needed for each cross written underneath, 4-5 for Bronze, 6-7 for Silver, and 8-10 for Gold.

The Civil Service Faithful Service Medal (Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen für Beamte Angestellte und Arbeiter im öffentlichen Dienst) was a NSDAP Germany medal of honor that was founded on 30 January 1938, in two grades, to reward civilians and military in the employ of the German public services for long and faithful service. All officials, employees, and laborers at any level of the public service (local, regional or national) who complete 25 or 40 years service were eligible. The second class award was for 25 years of service was a silver cross, with a silver wreath and a black enameled swas in the center of the cross. The first class award was for 40 years of service was a gold cross, with a gold wreath and a black enameled swas in the center of the cross.

The 25 Year medal is mounted on a different piece of hotel stationary with the written caption For 25 yrs. Service to Reich.

This is a really great set of captured German medals, ready for further research and display!