This piece is Variation 3 featuring raised mint mark and rotating tool-engraved serial number.
The award was established in 1944 and continued to exist until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. The title was accompanied by the bestowal of the Order “Mother Heroine” and a certificate conferred by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. It was awarded upon the first birthday of the last child, provided that nine other children (natural or adopted) remained alive.
