Baltimore Area Council Law Day Patches

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Year Item Bkgd Border Edge Text Shape FDL Description
1968 Law Enforcement Day Wht Wht C Red shield DYl Badge; Eagle above shield
1969 Law Enforcement Day Gry Yel C Red shield Red Badge; Eagle inside shield
1971 Law Enforcement Day Olv Olv R Blu hex yel Six-pointed star Sheriff’s badge
1973 Law Enforcement Day Wht Blu R Red/Blu oval Blu Scout sign and scales; “A Lot More Today”
1975 Law Enforcement Day Wht Wht R Red/Blu round Yel Badge; “Justice Through Law”
1977 Law Enforcement Day Yel Blu R Red/Blu square Tan Scout sign and scales; “No Crime” symbol
1979 Law Awareness Day Wht Red R Blu/Red square Yel Scales, Webelos, Scout, and Explorer logos
1981 Law Awareness Day Blu Tan R Red/LBl round Red Badge; “A Force For Good”
1983 Law Awareness Day Wht Wht R Red/Blu round Blu Badge; “Justice Through Law”
1985 Law Awareness Day LBl Blu R Blu round Blu Badge; “Justice Through Law”; “BSA-BAC-GSCM”
1987 Law Awareness Day Wht BBl R Red/Blk square Yel Scout sign and scales; “No Crime” symbol

The first Baltimore Area Council “Law Enforcement Day” patch was issued in 1968; the event was held again the following year, and then continued every other year through at least 1987. In 1979 the name changed to “Law Awareness Day”. The 1985 event was co-sponsored with the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland (hence the “GSCM” designation on the patch).

The patches from 1971, 1973, 1975, and 1977 match the shape and general design of other Baltimore Area Council event issues from the same year. Many Law Day patch designs were repeated; 1981, 1983, and 1985 feature the same badge on round patches, and the 1977 and 1987 patches also use the same design.

I do not know of any patches from Law Day events prior to 1968 or after 1987.

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