If you’re involved in Boy Scouting you are familiar with this symbol for Scouts wear this symbol proudly.  In Christianity, this symbol is often seen as a representation of the pure white lily – or white iris.  Many a gallant knights in Medieval times would have the symbol of the fleur-de-lis on their shield for this symbol is very popular for that it represented heraldry. The founder of Boy Scouting, Lord Baden Powell stated that the crest of Scouting is the "Fleur-de-Lis", a lily, the emblem of peace and purity.