Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of the swastika underneath the eagle

the swastika underneath the eagle was etched out

The HJ-Streifendienst youths worked closely with their adult counterparts in the Geheimestaatspolizei (Gestapo) and the Schutzstaffel (SS)

the reverse with an analogous wreath joined at the bottom by a Sturmabteilung (SA) logo

with Swords awarded

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of the swastika underneath the eagle(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a restitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a block hinge and narrow tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire