SMGL-2620 National Youth Sports stick pin RJA Nazi era

The more desirable Swastika version in fantastic shape! An item for the HJ collector who needs to branch out to the lesser known youth items.

A badge awarded to a Hitler Youth who had achieved an above average score in three sports contests. The DRA, “Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen” (German National-sport-badge), established the RJA, “Reichsjugendsportabzeichen” (National-youth-sport-badge) in 1925 for children under the age of 18. Awarded only in silver, it was extended to females in 1928, and a swastika was added to the badge in 1937. The award was discontinued in 1942. Silver-washed lapel pin in the form of a 15mm diameter oak leaf wreath with a mobile swastika to its base, encircling the stylized letters “RJA” upon a plain, convex background. To its reverse is embossed the manufacturer’s name and location, “Wernstein Jena”.