Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service information
Award
Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service
Type
Military long service medal
Awarded for
Forty years of loyal service and distinguished conduct
Country
South Africa
Presented by
the State President and, from 1994, the President
Eligibility
All ranks
Status
Discontinued in 2003
Established
1987
First awarded
1991
Original, Version 2 and 1994-2003 ribbon bars
SADF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear
Next (higher)
SADF precedence:
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
SANDF precedence:
Medalje vir Troue Diens and Bar, 50 years
Next (lower)
SADF succession:
Good Service Medal, Gold
SANDF succession:
Medalje vir Troue Diens and Bar, 40 years
The Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service is a South African military medal which was instituted by the Republic in 1987. It was awarded to members of the South African Defence Force for forty years of loyal service and distinguished conduct.[1]
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