| Military Rule Medal | |
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| Type | Military commemorative medal |
| Awarded for | Commemoration of the 1987 military coup d'état |
| Country |  Transkei |
| Presented by | the State President |
| Eligibility | All ranks |
| Status | Discontinued in 1994 |
| Established | 1987 |
 Ribbon bar | |
| TDF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear | |
| Next (higher) | TDF precedence:
SANDF precedence:
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| Next (lower) | TDF succession:
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The Military Rule Medal was instituted by the State President of the Republic of Transkei to commemorate the bloodless 1987 military coup d'état which overthrew the Transkei government on 30 November 1987.[1][2][3]
- ^ South African Medal Website - Transkei Defence Force (Accessed 30 April 2015)
- ^ Republic of Transkei Constitution Act, 1976, Act no. 15 of 1976
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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