Philippines, Republic. An Ancient Order Of Sikatuna, Member (Maharlika) Breast Badge certificate_of_authenticity Klasse mi Schwertern" on the

Klasse mi Schwertern" on the front

in preparation for renovations

maker marked “107” on the reverse

both strongly fortified by the Germans

Philippines, Republic. An Ancient Order Of Sikatuna, Member (Maharlika) Breast Badge certificate_of_authenticity Klasse mi Schwertern" on the(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