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The regalia for the order is a silver and turquoise heart suspended from a red and green ribbon. Turquoise is a common semi-precious stone found desert areas in the North American southwest and the red and green ribbon contain the colors of the original flag of [[Colony of Calsahara|Calsahara]]. | The regalia for the order is a silver and turquoise heart suspended from a red and green ribbon. Turquoise is a common semi-precious stone found desert areas in the North American southwest and the red and green ribbon contain the colors of the original flag of [[Colony of Calsahara|Calsahara]]. | ||
==History of the Order== | |||
Upon creation, the Order of the Desert Heart served as Calsahara's highest honor. As the nation had no permanent residents, and very few citizens, its de facto function was to serve as a means of recognizing fellow micronationalists who supported Calsahara and its leadership. It is a common practice in the micronational community (as well as in macronational circles) to exchange national honors, to signify mutual respect and friendship between nations. As such, the majority of awards of the order have been to foreign heads of state. The only notable exception to this is Sam Green, who was made a Knight of the order for his actions in the [[Invasion of Calsahara|liberation of Calsahara]]. This membership is also notable for technically being the final time the order was bestowed as an order of a sovereign Calsahara; as the knighting took place after the military phases of the liberation, but prior to the signing of the [[Article of Eternal Union]], which marked the official beginning of Calsahara's status as a colony of Westarctica. | |||
After becoming a colony, the majority of Calsahara's orders were declared to be in disuse, meaning that members of said orders may still wear their regalia, but that the respective orders would no longer be issued. This is due to their function no longer being in line with [[Grand Duke Travis|Grand Duke Travis']] vision for the colony, or their function being deemed redundant by overlapping with Westarctica's [[Orders of Westarctica|knighthoods]] and [[Honored Westarctican Awards|honored awards]]. The Order of the Desert Heart was preserved to provide a knighthood that dealt with Calsahara specifically. | |||
==List of members of the order== | ==List of members of the order== | ||