Argentine Man's Belt: "Cinturon con Pampa Rastra"

This "cinturon," Spanish for belt, is made of cow hide and features Argentine coins and the seal of the country. The buckle is a "Pampa Rastra."

The men who work the cattle on the Pampas, the vast grasslands of Argentina, are called gauchos. The early gauchos were skilled horsemen, living off the land and tracking down lost cattle for ranchers, their patrons for whom they also provided protection. Historically, gauchos lived as nomads and carried all of their wealth with them. The silver decorations on their bridles, stirrups, belts, and knives, would have been their portable bank account. Their wide leather belts are often studded with coins.

Gauchos owned only their horses and long knives, called "facon," They carried "boleadora", stones bound in leather strips and used as a lariat to trip cattle or other animals by looping it around their legs.
Source:
http://gosouthamerica.about.com/od/argartcultureentertain/a/gauchos.htm
http://worldcowgirl.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/in-san-antonio-de-areco-arentina-at-the-gaucha-fiesta/