The is the highest award for adult leaders in the
Scout Association of Japan. It is awarded by the
Chief Scout of
Japan
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, awarded for eminent achievement and meritorious service to the Association for a period of at least twenty years. It may be awarded to any member of a Scout Association affiliated with the
World Organization of the Scout Movement.
The award consists of a medallion depicting a stylized golden pheasant, suspended from a white ribbon with two red stripes worn around the neck. The attendant uniform emblem, worn over the pocket, consists of two red stripes on a white background with a 5 mm golden
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of the Japanese Scout emblem.
Background
The original Japanese list does not assign strict chronological numbering, rather by category. The first category is
political, and in honorific order as number 1 is the
Heisei emperor
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, although he received the award chronologically third in that category. The second category are
Japanese Scouters, again starting with number 1 Michiharu Mishima. The third category are
non-Japanese recipients, and again the list cycles back to 1, being Martin B. Williams. In addition, Akira Watanabe is out of numerical sequence.
Posthumously conferred are marked with (‡).
Recipients
See also
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Bronze Wolf of
World Scout Committee
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Silver Wolf of
The Scout Association
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Silver Wolf of the
Norwegian Guide and Scout Association
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Silver Wolf of
Scouterna
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Silver Buffalo Award of the
Boy Scouts of America
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Order of CúChulainn
The Order of CúChulainn is the highest award for adults in Scouting Ireland.
History
It was introduced in 2004 to replace Scouting Ireland (CSI)'s ''Order of the Silver Wolfhound'' and the equivalent award of Scouting Ireland S.A.I., the ''Or ...
of
Scouting Ireland
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Silver Fish
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Silver Kangaroo Award
The Silver Kangaroo is the highest award for adult leaders in Scouts Australia. It is awarded by the Chief Scout (Scouting), Chief Scout of Australia, on the recommendation of the Chief Commissioner of Australia. It is awarded for eminent achiev ...
of
Scouts Australia
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References
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Scout and Guide awards
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Japanese awards
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