He may have felt the overall appearance of the insignia was more balanced that way
A HJ (Hitlerjugend/Deutsche Jugend) / DJ (Hitler Youth/German Youths) West Hessen-Nassau District Sleeve Patch
3) A 1914-1915 Red Cross War-Welfare Auxiliary Office (Rotes Kreuz Kriegshilfbüro Kriegsfürsorge) coin
and a large General's crossed sword and baton insignia in silver bullion wire
two for viewing and two side panels to screen out the sun's rays
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, Post-1957 Reissue Auction He may have felt the(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Reinstituted 1 September 1939 . (1939 1945 issue; post 1957 reissue). Constructed of silver and brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a ribbed silver frame and a blackened brass core, the obverse with three central raised oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a raised reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with an initial institution date of 1813 on the six oclock arm, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop