Philippines, Republic. An Ancient Order Of Sikatuna, Commander (Lakan) Badge Auction surmounted by a smaller five-pointed

surmounted by a smaller five-pointed star with white enamel arms

studio marked in the lower left corner

fair condition with serious fraying around left and right

the name tag screen-printed in black ink "GARAY"

Philippines, Republic. An Ancient Order Of Sikatuna, Commander (Lakan) Badge Auction surmounted by a smaller five-pointed(Orden ni Sikatuna), Instituted in 1953. Three piece construction, in silver gilt with red, white and ultramarine blue enamels, in the shape of a Maltese cross with a sea lion emerging from the waves between the four arms of the 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