![]() ![]() The fleur-de-lys was originally the crest of the French kings. In reply to the cable on the subject I wrote – “The crest of the Scouts is fleur-de-lys, or lily, the emblem of purity and peace. In the early days of Scouting this badge was looked upon with suspicion by anti-militarist societies and one of these chard us with being a war-like association because our badge was a spearhead – or arrowhead – meaning aggression and bloodshed. The Scout’s badge was originally adapted from the North point of the compass, signifying that a Scout was able to point the way as truly as the needle of a compass. Illustration from Scouting for Boys, 1908.įollowing criticisms that the symbol was too militaristic Baden-Powell renamed the symbol after the heraldic fleur-de-lis, a stylised lily symbolic of peace and purity. It is the badge of the scout in the Army because he shows the way: so to a peace Scout shows the way in doing his duty and helping others. The Scout’s badge is the arrow head, which shows the north on a map or on the compass. In the first edition of Scouting for Boys (1908) Baden-Powell referred to the Scout’s Badge as an arrow head. An early version of the Scout badge is clearly visible on the coat sleeve of this Brownsea Island Camp participant. The Scout Badge originsĪt the pilot Scout Camp held on Brownsea Island in August 1907 Robert Baden-Powell gave the boys a Scout symbol to wear on their coats or hats, this was based a badge he had introduced for Army scouts when he was serving in India. Whatever it is called it brings Scouts together in a sense of unity and friendship. ![]() Its name changes depending on the country with some preferring the name arrowhead to fleur-de-lis with its traditional royal connections others call it the fleur-de-lis due to the arrowheads military connections. As Scouting spread around the world so did the story of the iconic badges development. The Scout symbol is one of the best known global “brands”. Arrowhead or fleur-de-lis, the origins of one of the worlds best known icons can be confusing. ![]()
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