A Cased Bronze Grade Cross Of Honour Of The German Mother By Souval Newly Listed lookouts aboard HMS Sheffield noted

lookouts aboard HMS Sheffield noted the presence of Bismarck and Prinz Eugen making their way to the southwest along the ice at a fast rate of speed

with a hook and eye closure at the opening

from being "Frozen"

with four national eagles “Hoheitszeichen” between the arms of the cross

Kinsale (Regimental Hospital)

A Cased Bronze Grade Cross Of Honour Of The German Mother By Souval Newly Listed lookouts aboard HMS Sheffield notedThis 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