2008 $5 Centenary of Scouts Australia 1oz Silver Proof Coin

Few organisations have had such far-reaching influence as the Scouting Movement. Scouts Australia celebrates its centenary in 2008, which has been declared the Year of the Scout. Scouting was enjoyed in the Commonwealth of Australia as early as 1908, the same year the first boy scout training handbook, ‘Scouting for Boys’ was published. The reverse features the distinctive emblems of the three fingered Scout salute and the fleur de lys symbol, superimposed on a map of Australia.