The Gustaf Adolfs-märket is, after the Silvervargen (Silver Wolf), the highest award in Scouterna (the Swedish Scout movement).

The Gustaf Adolfs-märket was created in 1947 in memory of Prince Gustaf Adolf, the prince was heavily involved in the scout movement and from 1930 to his death 1947 chairman of the Swedish Scout Union.

The principles for the medal were in 1947 drawn up by the Prince's widow Princess Sibylla.

The Gustav Adolf medal consists of Prince Gustaf Adolf's crowned name cipher in a granite wreath with the Scout lily, executed in gilded silver.

[1][2] Notable recipients include Folke Bernadotte, Princess Sibylla, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Luc Panissod, Bertil Tunje, Dan Ownby, Göran Hägerdal, Craig Turpie and John C. C. May