Scottish Edinburgh Academy OTC cap badge, type 1 design.

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Edinburgh Academy OTC / Junior Training Corps White Metal Cap Badge – Type 1 Design

This is a scarce early Edinburgh Academy Officer Training Corps (OTC) / Junior Training Corps (JTC) cap badge, struck in white metal, featuring the academy’s classical portrait device within a laurel wreath. This example is the Type 1 pattern, identifiable by its rounded wreath style and finely detailed central bust.

Material: White metal

Fittings: Two original copper loops (lugs) on the reverse

Design:

Central classical-style bust

 Encircling Greek motto (used by Edinburgh Academy):

“ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΣΟΦΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΑΡΕΤΗΣ”

Translation: “Freedom, Wisdom, and Virtue.”

The Edinburgh Academy OTC was part of the UK-wide school Officer Training Corps scheme formed in 1908 to encourage military training among senior school boys. In 1940 the OTC junior schools became the Junior Training Corps (JTC). Badges of this era were produced in brass or white metal, with white metal versions generally being earlier and less common.