Material: Gilt Brass
Size: 50 mm w × 60 mm h
Description: This is a gilt brass cap badge featuring the distinctive Tudor Crown (King's Crown) at its apex, indicating its production during the reign of King George VI. The central design showcases a highly detailed beaver resting on a log, superimposed over a single large, veined maple leaf. This central motif is encircled by a ring bearing the embossed text "THE LAKE SUPERIOR SCOTTISH REGT" against a pebbled background. The entire central assembly is wreathed by a garland of smaller maple leaves that curve upwards to support the crown. At the base, a flowing ribbon scroll displays the regimental motto, "INTER PERICULA INTREPIDI."
Reverse: Two original copper lugs; no maker’s mark.
Circa: 1949-1953
Notes:
This badge represents a very specific and short-lived period in the regiment's history. The unit was officially renamed "The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment" in 1949, converting from a motor regiment to infantry. Because King George VI passed away in 1952, badges bearing his Tudor Crown with the new "Scottish" regimental title were only issued for approximately four years before the design was updated to the St. Edward's Crown (Queen's Crown) in 1953. The beaver motif pays homage to the unit's roots in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and the motto translates from Latin as "Fearless in the face of danger."