Service Medal in Bronze
The Service Medal in Bronze 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, for ten years service.
Service Medal in Bronze
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- Service Medal in Bronze
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- 1996
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The Service Medal in Bronze 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, for ten years service.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Service Medal in Bronze • Presenter — the President of the RSA • Country — South Africa • Type — Military long service medal • Eligibility — uMkhonto we Sizwe cadres • Awarded For — Ten years service • Campaign — Armed resistance against Apartheid • Status — Discontinued in 2003 • Established — 1996 • Precedence Label — MK 1996 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear • Higher — * MK precedence: • Service Medal in Silver • SANDF precedence: • Bronze Service Medal • Lower — * SANDF succession: • Medalje vir Troue Diens • Image2 — * Illustration — x29px • Caption2 — Ribbon bar
uMkhonto we Sizwe
uMkhonto we Sizwe
uMkhonto we Sizwe, abbreviated as MK, "Spear of the Nation" in Zulu, was the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress (ANC). It was established on 16 December 1961 to wage an armed "struggle" against the Nationalist government. On 27 April 1994, uMkhonto we Sizwe was amalgamated with six other military forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
Institution
Institution
The Service Medal in Bronze was instituted by the President of South Africa in April 1996. It is the junior award of a set of three medals for long service, along with the Service Medal in Gold and the Service Medal in Silver. uMkhonto we Sizwe's military decorations and medals were modelled on those of the South African Defence Force and these three medals are the approximate equivalents of, respectively, the Good Service Medal, Gold, the Good Service Medal, Silver and the Good Service Medal, Bronze.
Order of wear
Order of wear
The position of the Service Medal in Bronze in the official military and national orders of precedence was revised upon the institution of a new set of honours on 27 April 2003.
uMkhonto we Sizwe
uMkhonto we Sizwe
• Illustration — Service Medal in Silver • Illustration — Service Medal in Bronze • Official MK order of precedence: • Preceded by the Service Medal in Silver.
South African National Defence Force until 26 April 2003
South African National Defence Force until 26 April 2003
• Illustration — Bronze Service Medal • Illustration — Service Medal in Bronze • Illustration — Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces • Official SANDF order of precedence: • Preceded by the Bronze Service Medal of the Azanian People's Liberation Army. • Succeeded by the Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces of the United Kingdom. • Official national order of precedence: • Preceded by the Bronze Service Medal of the Azanian People's Liberation Army. • Succeeded by the State President's Sport Award of the Republic of South Africa.
South African National Defence Force from 27 April 2003
South African National Defence Force from 27 April 2003
• Illustration — Bronze Service Medal • Illustration — Service Medal in Bronze • Illustration — Medalje vir Troue Diens • Official SANDF order of precedence: • Preceded by the Bronze Service Medal of the Azanian People's Liberation Army. • Succeeded by the Medalje vir Troue Diens of the Republic of South Africa. • Official national order of precedence: • Preceded by the Bronze Service Medal of the Azanian People's Liberation Army. • Succeeded by the Medalje vir Troue Diens of the Republic of South Africa.
Obverse
Obverse
The Service Medal in Bronze is an oval medallion with a raised edge, struck in bronze and depicting the Umkhonto we Sizwe emblem.
Reverse
Reverse
The reverse is smooth and displays the embellished pre-1994 South African Coat of Arms.
Ribbon
Ribbon
The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, with a 10 millimetres wide black band, a 12 millimetres wide green band and a 10 millimetres wide yellow band.
Discontinuation
Discontinuation
Conferment of the Service Medal in Bronze was discontinued upon the institution of a new set of honours on 27 April 2003.
Identity
Identity
Zur Geschichte der subkutanen Injektionen und Injektabilia in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Recorded from 1996.
Chronology
Dated record
Chronology
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1996
Service Medal in Bronze first recorded.
1996
Service Medal in Bronze is recorded from 1996.
Award criteria
The medal was authorised for awarding to veteran cadres of uMkhonto we Sizwe for ten years service.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Liberation armies. South African Medal Website.
- 2.African National Congress. Manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe. 16 December 1961.
- 3.Warrant of the President of the Republic of South Africa for the Institution of the "UNITAS MEDAL-UNITAS-MEDALJE", Gazette no. 16087 dated 25 November 1994.
- 4.Legal aspects - Fount of Honour. South African Medal Website.
- 5.Republic of South Africa Government Gazette Vol. 477, no. 27376, Pretoria, 11 March 2005,
- 6.Presidential Warrant by the President of the Republic of South Africa for the Institution of Honours for Bravery in the South African National Defence Force, Gazette no. 25213 dated 25 July 2003.
- 7.Uniform: SA Army: Former Forces Medals - Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK).
- 8.F S MK 10 Year Good Service Medal. bidorbuy.co.za.
- 9.Miniature Umkhonto we Sizwe MK 10 Years Good Service Medal MINT. bidorbuy.co.za.
- 10.Umkhonto we Sizwe MK 10 Years Good Service Medal numbered and in box of issue MINT. bidorbuy.co.za.
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