An original Boy Scouts Association Medal of Merit, 3rd Issue (c.1927–1935), maker-marked “Collins London.” 31.4 mm gilt bronze award features the pre-WWII swastika (then a good luck emblem) with the Scout fleur-de-lys at centre, suspended from its original green ribbon with brooch bar.
The reverse is named "E. Brearley" and dated "17-4-1935", placing it at the very end of the swastika-pattern issue before it was discontinued. Of further interest is that this award was thought to have been discontinued in 1934 but here we can see it's issue for at least another year.
A scarce and historically significant Scouts decoration, awarded for meritorious service.
