This article is about the Honoris Crux Gold. For other uses, see Honoris Crux.
Award
Honoris Crux Gold
Type
Military decoration for bravery
Awarded for
Outstanding bravery in extreme danger
Country
South Africa
Presented by
the State President
Eligibility
All Ranks
Post-nominals
HCG
Campaign(s)
1966-1989 Border War
Status
Discontinued in 1992
Established
1975
First awarded
1975
Last awarded
1991
Total
5 and 1 Bar
Ribbon bar
SADF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear
Next (higher)
SADF precedence:
Castle of Good Hope Decoration
SANDF precedence:
Victoria Cross
Next (lower)
SADF succession:
Star of South Africa, Gold
SANDF succession:
Gold Star for Bravery
The Honoris Crux Gold (Gold Cross of Honour), post-nominal letters HCG, is a South African military decoration for bravery which was instituted in 1975. It was awarded to members of the South African Defence Force for outstanding acts of bravery while in extreme danger. It was the second most senior in a set of four classes of Honoris Crux decorations which replaced the discontinued Honoris Crux of 1952.[1]
^South African Medal Website - Post-nominal Letters (Retrieved 28 April 2015)
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