| Southern Africa Medal | |
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| Type | Military campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Service in military operations outside the borders of South Africa and South West Africa between 1976 and 1992 |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Presented by | the State President |
| Eligibility | All Ranks |
| Campaign(s) | 1966-1989 Border War |
| Status | Discontinued in 1994 |
| Established | 1987 |
| First awarded | 1991 |
 Ribbon bar | |
| SADF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear | |
| Next (higher) | SADF precedence:
SANDF precedence:
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| Next (lower) | SADF succession:
SANDF succession:
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The Southern Africa Medal is a military campaign medal which was instituted by the Republic of South Africa in 1987. It was awarded to members of the South African Defence Force for service in military operations in Southern Africa, outside the borders of South Africa and South West Africa, between 1 April 1976 and 21 March 1990.[1] It is reputed that the SADF took one of its captured T-55 tanks and melted it to use as a campaign medal.[2]
- ^ South African Medal Website - SA Defence Force : 1975-2003 (Accessed 30 April 2015)
- ^ The Last Hot Battle of the Cold War: South Africa vs. Cuba in the Angolan Civil War, p. 129.