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[[File:Desert Heart-Medal.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Regalia for the Order]] | [[File:Desert Heart-Medal.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Regalia for the Order]] | ||
The '''Order of the Desert Heart''', originally called the '''Royal Order of the Desert Heart''' | The '''Order of the Desert Heart''', originally called the '''Royal Order of the Desert Heart''' is an [[Orders of Westarctica|Order of Westarctica]] intended to recognize service and friendship connected with the [[Colony of Calsahara]]. It was originally created by the [[King of Calsahara]] on 24 November 2009, but was absorbed into [[Westarctica]]'s honors system on 11 March 2021. | ||
==Composition and regalia== | ==Composition and regalia== | ||
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* Knight / Dame - Limited to 20 | * Knight / Dame - Limited to 20 | ||
As the | As the Sovereign of Westarctica, [[Grand Duke Travis]] is the current font of honor for the order, although previously, it could be awarded by either [[Prince Daniel Nicholas|King Nicholas]] or the Dictator for Life. | ||
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 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 Calsahara]]. | ||
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===Under a Sovereign Calsahara=== | ===Under a Sovereign Calsahara=== | ||
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 | Upon creation, the Order of the Desert Heart served as [[Orders of Calsahara|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 [[micronation]]al 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 were to foreign heads of state. | ||
The only notable exception to this was Sam Green, who was made a Knight of the order for his actions during 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]]. | |||
===Calsahara as a Colony of Westarctica=== | ===Calsahara 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 | After becoming a colony, the majority of Calsahara's orders were declared to be in disuse, meaning that members of said orders could 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 before being incorporated into Westarctica's honors system by [[Royal Decrees|Royal Decree]] on 11 March 2021. It now serves as an equivalent of the United Kingdom's Order of the Thistle, which recognizes services to Scotland. | |||
==List of members of the order== | ==List of members of the order== | ||
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[[Category:Orders of | [[Category:Orders of Westarctica]] | ||