The € 0.60 depicts 5 cub scouts representing the five continents, with the globe in the centre, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the scouts, an anniversary that will be celebrated all over the world. The compass in the design is a reminder of the founder, Lord Baden Powell, whose motto and advice to every boy was “Never lose sight of the North”, referring symbolically to having a proper scope to pursue in life. The map of the island of Brownsea indicates the place where Lord Baden Powell brought a troop of 20 boys in 1907 for the first experience of scout camping. The € 0.65 stamp depicts an adult scout and a young scout. Standing on the left of the scene, the adult scout is taken from one of the many original drawings by Baden Powell himself. The boy scout on the right holds a roll of paper in memory of their heroism in the Boer War when boys were used to carry orders. At the centre of the design is the globe and on the right in the background, the Three Towers of San Marino and the geographical outline of the State to identify the country issuing the stamps.

 

San Marino

 

The Associazione Guide Esploratori Cattolici Sammarinesi (AGECS, Sanmarinese Catholic Guide and Scout Association) is the national Scouting and Guiding association of San Marino. Scouting and Guiding in San Marino started within the respective Italian organizations and became independent in 1973. It became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1990 and is also an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. The association serves 158 Scouts (as of 2004) and 120 Guides (as of 2003).