Southern Cross Medal
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The Southern Cross Medal is a South African military decoration awarded for outstanding service and devotion to duty by members of the South African Defence Force.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Cross Medal (1952) | 0 |
| Southern Cross Medal (1975) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military decoration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | SCM (1952) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
South African Defence Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
devotion to duty
ⓘ
outstanding service ⓘ outstanding service ⓘ |
| awardingOrganization | Department of Defence (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | non‑campaign decoration ⓘ |
| confers | post‑nominal letters SCM ⓘ |
| country |
Republic of South Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discontinued | 1975 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
officers of the South African Defence Force
ⓘ
officers of the South African Defence Force ⓘ |
| established | 1952 ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Southern Cross Medal (1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1952-04-06 ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| laterPresentedBy | President of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfDesign | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | South African Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Southern Cross constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Southern Cross constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderOfWearSouthAfrica |
higher than Pro Merito Medal (1967)
ⓘ
lower than Honoris Crux (1952) ⓘ |
| partOf |
South African Defence Force decorations and medals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postNominals | SCM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | State President of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Southern Cross Medal (1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | South African coat of arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
dark blue
ⓘ
orange ⓘ white ⓘ |
| ribbonPattern | central orange stripe flanked by white stripes on a dark blue field ⓘ |
| scope |
peacetime service
ⓘ
wartime service ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| type | non‑combat decoration ⓘ |
| usedBy |
South African Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Army NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Medical Service NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Police (when serving with SADF) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.