Honoris Crux Gold | |
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Type | Military decoration for bravery |
Awarded for | Outstanding bravery in extreme danger |
Country | South Africa |
Presented by | the State President |
Eligibility | All Ranks |
Post-nominals | HCG |
Campaign(s) | 1966-1989 Border War |
Status | Discontinued in 1992 |
Established | 1975 |
First awarded | 1975 |
Last awarded | 1991 |
Total | 5 and 1 Bar |
SADF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear | |
Next (higher) | SADF precedence:
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Next (lower) | SADF succession:
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The Honoris Crux Gold (Gold Cross of Honour), post-nominal letters HCG, is a South African military decoration for bravery which was instituted in 1975. It was awarded to members of the South African Defence Force for outstanding acts of bravery while in extreme danger. It was the second most senior in a set of four classes of Honoris Crux decorations which replaced the discontinued Honoris Crux of 1952.[1]