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Scouts from all over the world wear a badge based on what icon?

Scouts were into icons well before computers and icon clip art came along. Scouts from all over the world wear a badge based on what icon?

Fleur de Lys. Fleur de Lys is French for lily. A stylized three-petal lily flower (Fleur de Lys) was used as the emblem of the Kings of France and now Scouts! The other icons were used in heraldry. An escutcheon is a shield with a coat of arms. Acorn & Leaves symbolized Endurance and the Cross symbolized Redemption.

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