100% AUTHENTIC SOVIET MEDAL - IN GREAT , MUSEUM CONDITION ! AWARDED IN SOVIET UNION TO MOTHERS WITH TEN OR MORE CHILDREN. MEDAL MADE OF SILVER WITH HARD ENAMEL . STAR MADE OF 23K GOLD .STAMPED WITH "MONETNIY DVOR" ( МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР) AND NUMBERED - 30299 . Мать-героиня, Mat'-geroinya) was an honorary title in the Soviet Union awarded for bearing and raising a large family. The state's intent was not only to honor su...ch large families but also to increase financial assistance for pregnant women, mothers of large families, and single mothers, and to promote an increased level of health in mother and child. The award was established in 1944 and continued to exist until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. The honorary title "Mother Heroine" was established on July 8, 1944 by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. Its statute, including multiple increases in available state pensions for these families or single mothers, was amended 15 times from its original establishment until the last amendment contained in Decree number 20 of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of May 7, 1986. The honorary title "Mother Heroine" entitled the recipient to wear the Order "Mother Heroine", which was a 23K gold star with silver straight rays between the arms forming an inverted pentagon; it was suspended by a silver-plated ring through the suspension loop to a metallic, red-enameled scroll-shaped mount bearing the gilt relief inscription, "MOTHER HEROINE" (Russian: МАТЬ-ГЕРОИНЯ) PLEASE SEE AUCTION PICTURES IN LARGE FORMAT- FOR MORE DETAILS . FREE EXPRESS SHIPPING - IN USA - WITH BUY NOW OPTION ! VERY HARD TO FIND ! DON'T MISS IT !!! NO RESERVE !!! GOOD LUCK !!!!!!! &:o) PLEASE, VISIT OUR OTHER AUCTIONS BY CLICKING HERE : See other items !!!