To the left and the right are the reverse and obverse of a 19th century commander's cross of the Ordre Royal et Noble de la Couronne d'Acier [Royal and Noble Order of the Steel Crown]. This order was established by King Orelie-Antoine I on December 17, 1869 at Perquenco, then the capital of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia. On December 31, 1872, Orelie-Antoine issued new statutes for the order and changed its name to the Royal Civil and Military order of the Steel Crown. Thus, the order is, properly speaking, now an order of merit, not an order of knighthood.
This cross exists also with inscription "Araucanie-Patagonie" on the back instead of "Nouvelle France" and with an "I" under the letters "OA". It's not known if thesetwo variations existed in the same time and if not, when the modification happened and with one exixted first.
This is a 19th century breast star of the order.
This is a 20th century knight's cross of the order.
Here you see a documentation of the 19th century concerning the Ordre Royal de la Couronne d'Acier
Kingdom of Araucania & Patagonia