Merit Medal in Bronze

Merit Medal in Bronze
TypeMilitary decoration for merit
Awarded forService of a high order
Country  South Africa
Presented bythe President
EligibilityuMkhonto we Sizwe cadres
Post-nominalsMMB
Campaign(s)The "struggle"
StatusDiscontinued in 2003
Established1996
Ribbon bar
MK 1996 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear
Next (higher)
MK precedence:
SANDF precedence:
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The Merit Medal in Bronze, post-nominal letters MMB, 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 service of a high order.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Liberation armies". South African Medal Website. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Post-nominal Letters". South African Medal Website. Retrieved 28 April 2015.