Canada. A Port Arthur Police Cap Badge, C.1945

In frosted silver, the badge illustrating open gates, the left gate marked "WEST" and the right gate marked "EAST", with ships in the harbour and Fort William in the distance, within an ornate frame, surmounted by the Royal crown and flanked by suns with emanating rays on either side of the crown, measuring 45.2 mm (w) x 44.5 mm (h), both lugs and pin intact, very light contact, near extremely fine.

Footnote: Port Arthur was a city in Northern Ontario, Canada, located on Lake Superior. In January 1970, it amalgamated with Fort William and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre, to form the city of Thunder Bay. Port Arthur had been the district seat of Thunder Bay District. It is historically notable as the original eastern terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It served as a major transshipment point for lakers that carried cargo to Port Arthur from across the Great Lakes. The CPR's expansion to the east did little to affect the city's importance for shipping. The Canadian Northern Railway was constructed to serve the port, and it built numerous grain silos to supply lakers. This rail and grain trade diminished in the latter half of the twentieth century.