Boy Scouts Athletics Merit Badge - Unusual in Cast Brass

A heavily die cast brass example (this merit badge is normally enountered as a cloth embroidered disc). with two original loops to the reverse. Winged foot above a scroll "Scout".

The winged foot symbolizes the Scouting Athletics merit badge, where Scouts live up to the promise to “keep myself physically strong,” features requirements that include running, swimming and weight training.

Those events are found in the Olympic Games, so it makes sense the merit badge art includes the winged foot associated with Hermes, one of the Greek gods who resided atop a mythical Mount Olympus.

Any additional information / corrections welcome.

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