Pro Merito Decoration
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| Pro Merito Decoration | |
|---|---|
 Ribbon: 32mm, dark blue, with a white centre stripe |
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| Awarded by South African Defence Force | |
| Type | Decoration |
| Awarded for | Outstanding service of the highest order, and utmost devotion to duty |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Statistics | |
| First awarded | 1976 |
| Last awarded | 2003? |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Southern Cross Decoration |
The Pro Merito Decoration was a South African military decoration. It was instituted on 1 July 1975, and was awarded to "other ranks" (enlisted men) of the South African Defence Force, for outstanding service of the highest order, and utmost devotion to duty. In practice, it was usually a requirement that the recipient must already have been awarded the Pro Merito Medal. The PMD was discontinued with effect from 27 April 2003.
The decoration is a gold Maltese cross. The obverse is white, and In the centre is a dark blue roundel displaying a red disa flower. The South African coat of arms appears on the reverse.
The ribbon is dark blue with a white stripe down the centre.
The equivalent award for officers was the Southern Cross Decoration. Both have been superseded by the iPhrothiya yeGolide decoration.
[edit] References
- Alexander, E. G. M., Barron G. K. B. and Bateman, A. J. (1986). South African Orders, Decorations and Medals. Human and Rousseau.
- Monick, S, (1988). South African Military Awards 1912-1987. South African National Museum of Military History.
