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jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 04/13/2017 3:09 pm Mods, posting this to the Canadian section as it is Canadian exonumia, but feel free to move to the exonumia section if need be... Recently, I have been breaking down a fairly large collection of Canadian Masonic exonumia, and have found many interesting pieces belonging to many interesting people, but this one may take the cake... This is the piece I was doing some cursory research on... Turns out the former owner of this piece is one of Canada's great military heroes of Victorian era... Harold Lothrop Borden (H.L.) was the only son of Canada's defense minister, Sir Frederick William Borden. Mr. Borden served with distinction as a lieutenant in Second Boer War in South Africa, and was killed while leading a charge in the Battle of Wiltpoort. Mr. Borden's legacy has been honored at numerous locations, including the Harold Borden Monument in his home town of Canning, Nova Scotia. Below are some photos of Mr. Borden as well as his monument... I also attached a couple of links to sites about him below... http://www.newscotland1398.net/king...orden_h.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harol...throp_Borden Sometimes, the most interesting pieces in numismatics are among the most obscure... Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff

Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7505 Posts	Posted 04/13/2017 3:49 pm Quite interesting and a great history research,thank you for sharing! Report this Post to the Staff
SelectCoinCanada Valued Member Canada 414 Posts	Posted 04/13/2017 3:49 pm Cool piece and great history! The military base named after his father Sir Frederick William Borden is still active and running in southern Ontario as far as I know. C.F.B Borden. Report this Post to the Staff
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2781 Posts	Posted 04/13/2017 3:55 pm sometimes the story is better than the trophy. nice piece of history. Report this Post to the Staff
pennysaver Pillar of the Community Canada 937 Posts	Posted 04/13/2017 11:08 pm SelectCoinCanada: C.F.B. Borden is indeed alive and kicking; it's currently one of the largest military bases in Canada. It's quite fascinating to take a trip through if you ever get the chance. Report this Post to the Staff
ErrorCoins222 Pillar of the Community United States 1699 Posts	Posted 04/14/2017 05:31 am Thanks for posting this! What a super cool piece! Report this Post to the Staff
oldmike Pillar of the Community Canada 891 Posts	Posted 04/14/2017 10:57 am Thanks for the post, very nice Report this Post to the Staff
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