Extraordinarily excellent service and particular devotion to duty
Country
Bophuthatswana
Presented by
the State President
Eligibility
All Ranks
Status
Discontinued in 1994
Established
1982
Ribbon bar
BDF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear
Next (higher)
BDF precedence:
Distinguished Gallantry Medal
SANDF precedence:
Pro Merito Medal (1975)
Next (lower)
BDF succession:
Marumo Medal, Class I
SANDF succession:
Sandile Medal
The Defence Force Merit Medal was instituted by the State President of the Republic of Bophuthatswana in 1982, for award to all ranks for extraordinarily excellent service and particular devotion to duty.[1][2][3]
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^Republic of Bophuthatswana Constitution Act, 1977
^South African Medals Website - Bophuthatswana Defence Force (Accessed 30 April 2015)
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