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Got it. http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/heptasophs.htm

http://tinyurl.com/27ogvr5



Antique Improved Order Heptasophs Fraternal Medal
Antique Improved Order Heptasophs Faternal Medal. This is a two-part medal that originally would have had a ribbon between the pieces. The top piece reads; Improved Order Heptasophs. The bottom piece reads; Truth, Fraternity, Wisdom, Experientia Ducet. It dates to 1878+, is made of white metal and it is in excellent condition. The Order of Heptasophs was a Fraternal Organization established in the New Orleans, Louisiana in April 1852. The name is derived from Latin roots meaning seven and wise and is interpreted as the seven wise men. In 1878, the Improved Order of Heptasophs (IOH) split off in a dispute over offering members mutual aid. The society had its head office in Baltimore, Maryland, and its membership reached 676,887 by 1915. As of May 1917, however, the IOH ceased to exist when it merged with the Fraternal Aid Union (Lawrence, Kansas), which changed to the Standard Life Association in 1933.
 

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