Exceptionally meritorious service and particular devotion to duty
Country
South Africa
Presented by
the President
Eligibility
Umkhonto we Sizwe cadres
Post-nominals
MMS
Campaign(s)
The "struggle"
Status
Discontinued in 2003
Established
1996
Ribbon bar
MK 1996 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear
Next (higher)
MK precedence:
Decoration for Merit in Gold
SANDF precedence:
Marumo Medal, Class I
Next (lower)
MK succession:
Merit Medal in Bronze
SANDF succession:
Silver Medal for Merit
The Merit Medal in Silver, post-nominal letters MMS, was instituted by the President of the Republic of South Africa in April 1996. It was awarded to veteran cadres of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of the African National Congress, who had distinguished themselves during the "struggle" by exceptionally meritorious service and particular devotion to duty.[1][2]
^South African Medal Website - Liberation armies (Accessed 30 April 2015)
^South African Medal Website - Post-nominal Letters (Accessed 28 April 2015)
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