Pro Merito Decoration
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The Pro Merito Decoration was a South African military award granted for exceptionally meritorious service by members of the South African Defence Force.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PMD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | exceptionally meritorious service and particular devotion to duty ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
officers
ⓘ
other ranks ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
SADF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| eligibility | members of the South African Defence Force ⓘ |
| grade | single-class decoration ⓘ |
| hasPostNominalLetters | PMD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| introducedBy | South African government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | South African Defence Force honours system ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| militaryDecorationOf | Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | for merit ⓘ |
| precedenceWithinSADF | higher than Southern Cross Medal (1975) ⓘ |
| purpose | recognition of exceptionally meritorious service ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Pro Virtute Decoration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Cross Decoration NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Cross Medal (1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | decoration in the post-1994 South African National Defence Force honours system ⓘ |
| ribbonDescription | dark blue ribbon with a central orange stripe ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
South African Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Army NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Medical Service NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | cross-shaped decoration ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| type | non-combat military decoration ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | South African Border War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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