Material: Cloth
Size: 63mm w x 103mm h
Description: This official commemorative patch was issued for the 13th World Scout Jamboree, a historic international youth gathering hosted in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The top half features the global World Scout emblem, showcasing a white fleur-de-lis encircled by a stylized rope knot stitched in shimmering silver thread. Beneath this emblem, the badge clearly lists the event details in English as "13th WORLD JAMBOREE 1971 NIPPON", paired with the corresponding kanji characters for Japan, “日本”, sewn in bright red thread at the very bottom. The entire shield-shaped woven design is neatly finished with a thick, white merrowed border to protect the edges from fraying when sewn onto a scout uniform or campfire blanket.
Circa: 1971
Notes:
This specific event is highly famous in scouting history because it took place on the scenic heights of Asagiri Plateau near the base of Mount Fuji, bringing together over twenty-three thousand participants from eighty-seven countries. The gathering became legendary for enduring severe weather challenges, as Typhoon Olive swept directly across the campsite, forcing a massive, coordinated evacuation of thousands of scouts to local military bases and public shelters.