History

The Order of Maternal Glory was established on July 8, 1944. The III Class medal was conferred upon mothers for bearing and raising 7 children. By 1991, approximately 3,000,000 had been awarded.

The III Class medal is only enamelled on the bow suspension, which shows a light blue base with two evenly spaced white stripe in the center.

Variation I's suspension is mirrored on the reverse, and has a hand engraved serial number. The serial numbers range from 75,000 to 368,000.

Variation II has a flat suspension reverse and a hand engraved serial number. The serial numbers range from 368,000 to 1,103,000.

Variation III has a flat suspension and tool engraved serial number. The serial numbers range from 1,059,000 to 3,018,000.

The obverse Russian inscription translates to: "Maternal Glory". It also features the Russian letters for the USSR.