Origin of this tiny man inside an upside down fleur-de-lis?

[Rustic]

Hi all. Found this small metal relic detecting the woods today. That's a man wearing some kind of pointed hat, who seems to be dancing... strikes me as an emblem of something. It is smaller than a quarter. Any thoughts on what it might be?

 

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[CTwoods]

Girl scout or brownie scout

 

[RobRieman]

I found one of those too. Kinda creepy looking figurine. [emoji4]

 

[bill from lachine]

Neat find....kind of looks like a court jester.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[jewelerguy]

yes, Brownie pin. I found one of those on the playground at our elementary school many years ago. showed it to my Aunt and she insisted it was some kind of satanic symbol

 

[bradyboy]

nice ID
Brady

 

[jewelerguy]

I never really knew what the character on the pin was or what it meant (turns out it's an elf), so I did some looking on the net and found this pdf that has lots of information if anyone cares to read. it's got some good history and even shows some other pins which I have found as well..... http://www.gscnchistoryarchives.org/files/brownie_history_booklet.pdf