pilgrim's badge
(also pilgrim badge) chiefly historical
noun
A token, usually a small metal badge imprinted with a particular emblem or in the shape of a scallop or cockleshell, worn, especially by medieval Christians, to indicate the completion or undertaking of a (particular) pilgrimage.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Fuller (1607/8–1661), Church of England clergyman.
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