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Military Merit Medal (South Africa)
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The Military Merit Medal was a South African military decoration
. It was awarded for services of a high order.
It was instituted on 9 October 1974, to replace the Commendation by the Chief of the SADF emblem, and was originally called the "CSADF Commendation Medal". The name was changed to "Military Merit Medal" in 1993.
The medal is bronze, with an engrailed edge, It displays the South African Defence Force
emblem in a circle framed by protea flowers. The reverse displays the 1910-pattern South African coat of arms. The ribbon is navy blue, sky blue, orange, sky blue, and navy blue.
The MMM was superseded by the iPhrothiya yeBhronzi
decoration on 27 April 2003.
South African military decorations
An overview of South African military decorations and medals, which form part of the South African honours system.-1894–1913:The colonial military forces received British military decorations in wartime. From 1894, the colonial governments awarded medals for distinguished conduct and for long...
. It was awarded for services of a high order.
It was instituted on 9 October 1974, to replace the Commendation by the Chief of the SADF emblem, and was originally called the "CSADF Commendation Medal". The name was changed to "Military Merit Medal" in 1993.
The medal is bronze, with an engrailed edge, It displays the South African Defence Force
South African Defence Force
The South African Defence Force was the South African armed forces from 1957 until 1994. The former Union Defence Force was renamed to the South African Defence Force in the Defence Act of 1957...
emblem in a circle framed by protea flowers. The reverse displays the 1910-pattern South African coat of arms. The ribbon is navy blue, sky blue, orange, sky blue, and navy blue.
The MMM was superseded by the iPhrothiya yeBhronzi
IPhrothiya yeBhronzi
iPhrothiya yeBhronzi is a South African military decoration. It was instituted with effect from 27 April 2003, and may be awarded to members of the South African National Defence Force for leadership, or meritorious service and devotion to duty. A bar may be awarded to a recipient who earns...
decoration on 27 April 2003.
See also
- British and Commonwealth orders and decorations
- South African military decorationsSouth African military decorationsAn overview of South African military decorations and medals, which form part of the South African honours system.-1894–1913:The colonial military forces received British military decorations in wartime. From 1894, the colonial governments awarded medals for distinguished conduct and for long...