Title & Order Mother Heroine and Orders of Maternal Glory

[Bill Garvy]

The Title/Order Mother Heroine was established in 1944, some months following the end of the war. This Title & Order was awarded to women who gave birth to and raised ten (10) or more children to adulthood.


Order of Mother Heroine #109704 and Order Book (#118599) issued to Mamlakat Yuldasheva dated September 6th, 1968 for the Title & Order Mother Heroine (#109704) August 23rd, 1968.

There are three variations of this Order: Variation 1 with stamped mint mark and hand engraved serial number, variation 2 with raised mint mark and hand engraved serial number, and variation 3 with raised mint mark and rotating tool engraved serial number. The example shown is a variation 3.


Order Book (#173139) issued to Khimmat Khudjaeva for the Title & Order Mother Heroine (#162118) dated October 4th, 1972.


Order Book (#119250) issued to Olga Ivanovna Pokotilova for the Title & Order Mother Heroine (#108046) dated July 19th, 1968.

[Bill Garvy]

The Order of Maternal Glory was similarly established some months following the end of the war. Issued in three classes, 1st Class awarded to mothers of nine children, 2nd Class awarded for mothers of eight children, and 3rd Class for mother of seven children.


Order Maternal Glory, 1st Class #193154, and Order Book (#B200407) issued to Mamlakat Yuldasheva, undated, for the Medal Maternal Glory, 1st Class (#193154) by the Uzbek SSR September 30th, 1963.

Like the Order of Mother Heroine, each of the three classes of the Order of Maternal Glory had three variations similar for all the classes; variation 1 a mirror reverse of the suspension piece, variation 2 a flat reverse with hand engraved serial number, and variation 3 a flat reverse with rotating tool engraved serial number. The example shown is a variation 2.

[Bill Garvy]

Documents group of Eve Iosifovne Gaychene

Large Certificate for the Title of Mother Heroine dated July 19th, 1979


Order Book (#A297220) for the Title & Order of Mother Heroine (#295706) dated July 19th, 1979

[Bill Garvy]

The Motherhood Medal was established July 8th, 1944, in 2nd Class, as shown here, for mothers who raised five children. The medal in 1st Class, also established July 8th, 1944, was awarded for mothers who raised six children.

Order Book (#613433) dated March 29th, 1946 issued to Varvara Andreevna Remez for Motherhood Medal, 2nd Class, March 21st, 1946 by the Ukraine SSR.

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Order Book (#299576) for the Title & Order Mother Heroine (#268609) issued to Vasilisa Petrovna Adam on December 7th, 1978.

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Order of Maternal Glory, 2nd Class #14423, note the absence of mint mark...

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Order Book (#089362) dated November 26th, 1964 for the Title & Order Mother Heroine (#82217) issued to Aleksandra Stepanovna Goncharova on October 29th, 1964.

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Order Book (#002488) dated February 5th, 1946 for the Title & Order Mother Heroine (#2787) issued to Marii Gavrilovna Tsepurna, hand signed by Chairman of the Presidium Kalinin and Secretary Gorkin.

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Order Book (#055161) for the Title & Order Mother Heroine (#51385) issued to Adezle Karlovna Raamat on December 28th, 1956.

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Order Book (#L109967) dated January 13th, 1978 issued to Lidiya Yaroslavovna Medzmariashvili for Motherhood Medal, 2nd Class, December 19th, 1977 by the UkSSR.