Service in military operations outside the borders of South Africa and South West Africa between 1976 and 1992
Country
South Africa
Presented by
the State President
Eligibility
All Ranks
Campaign(s)
1966-1989 Border War
Status
Discontinued in 1994
Established
1987
First awarded
1991
Ribbon bar
SADF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear
Next (higher)
SADF precedence:
Pro Patria Medal
SANDF precedence:
General Service Medal
Next (lower)
SADF succession:
General Service Medal
SANDF succession:
General Service Medal
The Southern Africa Medal is a military campaign medal which was instituted by the Republic of South Africa in 1987. It was awarded to members of the South African Defence Force for service in military operations in Southern Africa, outside the borders of South Africa and South West Africa, between 1 April 1976 and 21 March 1990.[1] It is reputed that the SADF took one of its captured T-55 tanks and melted it to use as a campaign medal.[2]
^South African Medal Website - SA Defence Force : 1975-2003 (Accessed 30 April 2015)
^The Last Hot Battle of the Cold War: South Africa vs. Cuba in the Angolan Civil War, p. 129.
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