| Gold Decoration for Merit | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Military decoration for merit |
| Awarded for | Outstanding service and utmost devotion to duty |
| Country |   South Africa |
| Presented by | the President |
| Eligibility | Azanian People's Liberation Army cadres |
| Post-nominals | GDM |
| Campaign(s) | The "struggle" |
| Status | Discontinued in 2003 |
| Established | 1996 |
 Ribbon bar | |
| APLA 1996 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear | |
| Next (higher) | APLA precedence:
SANDF precedence:
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| Next (lower) | APLA succession:
SANDF succession:
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The Gold Decoration for Merit, post-nominal letters GDM, was instituted by the President of the Republic of South Africa in April 1996. It was awarded to veteran cadres of the Azanian People's Liberation Army, the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress, for outstanding service and utmost devotion to duty during the "struggle".[1][2]
- ^ South African Medal Website - Liberation armies (Accessed 30 April 2015)
- ^ South African Medal Website - Post-nominal Letters (Accessed 28 April 2015)