Pro Merito Medal (1975) | |
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Type | Military decoration for merit |
Awarded for | Exceptionally meritorious service and particular devotion to duty |
Country | South Africa |
Presented by | the State President and, from 1994, the President |
Eligibility | Other ranks |
Post-nominals | PMM |
Status | Discontinued in 2003 |
Established | 1975 |
First awarded | 1976 |
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The Pro Merito Medal of 1975, post-nominal letters PMM, is a military decoration which was instituted by the Republic of South Africa on 1 July 1975. It was awarded to other ranks of the South African Defence Force for exceptionally meritorious service and particular devotion to duty, and was the non-commissioned officers' version of the Southern Cross Medal of 1975 (SM).[1][2]
SADF 1975-2003
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).