Philippines, Republic. An Ancient Order Of Sikatuna, Member (Maharlika) Breast Badge certificate_of_authenticity with a small central star

with a small central star on top

lightly touched enamels

as is visible from the worn heels

The interior of the lid is lined with padded champagne - coloured sink

Philippines, Republic. An Ancient Order Of Sikatuna, Member (Maharlika) Breast Badge certificate_of_authenticity with a small central star(Orden ni Sikatuna), Instituted in 1953. Two piece construction, in silver gilt with red and white enamels, in the shape of a Maltese cross, the centrepiece illustrating two arms, one gauntleted in European style and the other in tortoiseshell mail, both of which hold daggers that drop blood into a cup resting upon a treaty parchment scroll, representing the Blood Compact made between Raja Sikatuna of Bohol and the Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de