North America, Indigenous First Nations. An Early 20th Century Hat Band, c.1930 certificate_of_authenticity ROZA Y DE LA CIVILIZACION

ROZA Y DE LA CIVILIZACION (Order of Santa Rosa and the Civilization) on an enameled green silver border

the Order was continued by the exiled King Francis II until his successor stopped the conferral of the Order in 1934

marked on reverse “WS” (for Wagner & Sohn

then she found out what it really was

North America, Indigenous First Nations. An Early 20th Century Hat Band, c.1930 certificate_of_authenticity ROZA Y DE LA CIVILIZACIONA cap band composed of red, black, white, yellow and green beads presenting local symbology, with leather on opposing ends with silver nickel buckle, measuring 24. 7 mm (w) x 69 mm (l), worn with staple holding buckle leather in place, fine.