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A fleur-de-lis positioned on a trefoil, in the original Scouting colors chosen by Lord Baden-Powell. Date: 10 October 2009: Source: This file was derived from: Scout logo2.svg Made fleur-de-lis and trefoil symmetric, filled in the trefoil, removed the shade behind the stars and increased their size. Author: Created by User:Kintetsubuffalo.
Fleur-de-lis is the stylized depiction of the lily flower. The name itself derives from ancient Greek λείριον > Latin lilium > French lis.. The lily has always been the symbol of fertility and purity, and in Christianity it symbolizes the Immaculate Conception.
Until 1832 in France, various offenses carried the additional infamy of being branded with a fleur de lis and galley slaves could be branded GAL or, once the galleys were replaced by the bagnes on land, TF (travaux forcés, 'forced' labor, i.e. hard labour) or TFP (travaux forcés à perpetuité, hard labour for life).
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