In ancient times, the Greek shields were originally made of leather, stretched tightly over a frame. At the centre, which was called the navel, the skins overlapped to form a thick place invulnerable to enemy arrows. The warriors of those days therefore had to be very skilful with their shields, using the middle, where they were strongest, rather than the outer edges, to protect themselves.

They used to decorate this centre point with symbols, with the faces of their gods or terrifying monsters to strike fear into the hearts of their opponents. Our fleur-de-lys (very like the acanthus flower motif on the capital of the Corinthian column of Greek temples) is placed at the centre of the badge, not only to decorate it, but also symbolise the strength of our ideals against the evils and dangers of life.

The ring binding the fleur-de-lys is in the very middle of the shield, to show the strength coming from the unity of Boy Scouts throughout the world, working together for the benefit of the whole of mankind. As well as the inscription about the emblem, and the word ΕΛΛΑΣ (Greece) below, there are the two branches of an olive, the sacred tree of Athena, goddess of Athens, and symbol of peace. The five leaves on each branch together represent the ten articles of the Scout Law and the three olives the threefold Promise.

A bronze Jamboree Badge, 37 mm wide x 45 mm tall was issued to every participant and was worn above the right pocket of the scout shirt. The scouts were warned not to exchange or lose their badge as it could not be replaced. Silver patina Jamboree Badges of equal dimensions were worn by the HQ Staff. These two badges, together with the small silver pativa pin, height 25mm, and the Laurel Award (Epathlon Dafnis) could not be bought. Other souvenirs such as wooden base plaques, walking stick badges, bronze pins, key rings, tie pins, cuff-links, silver patina souvenir spoons could be bought in the Scout Shops.