Scouting

:For professional sport scouts, see Scout (sport).

World Membership Badge

The world membership badge is part of the official uniform of scouts in all parts of the world. It is a purple, circular badge with a fleur-de-lis in the centre, surrounded by a piece of rope tied with a reef knot. The fleur-de-lis is an ancient symbol, adopted and modified for the Scout Movement. The arrowhead represents the North point on a compass, and is intended to point Scouts on the path to service and unity. The three points on the fleur-de-lis represent the three duties, to God, self and others. The two five-point stars stand for truth and knowledge, with the ten points representing the ten points of the Scout Law (see below). The bond at the base of the fleur-de-lis shows the family of Scouting. The encircling rope symbolises the unity and family of the World Scout Movement.

Related Topics:
Fleur-de-lis - Reef knot - See below

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