| Order of the Glory to the Mother (Lavdi Nënës) (I, II, III) | |
| Urdhëri Lavdi Nënës | |
| Awarded By: | The Presidium of the People's Assembly |
| Established: | 10 October 1950 |
| Country: | People's Socialist Republic of Albania |
| Criteria: | Awarded to mothers who had a certain amount of children. The exact number changed over time and different classes where applied. |
| Classes: | Class I, II, III |
The Order of the Glory to the Mother (Albanian: Urdhëri Lavdi Nënës) was an honorary award given to mothers with 9 children in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.[1] This was later lowered to 7 children.[2]
Originally, the highest class was granted to mothers who bore, nurtured, and educated nine children. The only additional condition was that the youngest child had to be at least one year old for the mother to be able to receive the medal. However, during the 1970s, the criteria were revised, and seven children became the new requirement to receive the order. The second class was given too mothers with 8 children. In the 1970s, this requirement was reduced to six children. The third class was originally given to mothers who had 7 children, but during the 1970s the requirement was lowered to four to five children.[3] [4]