| Southern Cross Decoration | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Military decoration for merit |
| Awarded for | Outstanding service of the highest order and utmost devotion to duty |
| Country |   South Africa |
| Presented by | the State President and, from 1994, the President |
| Eligibility | Officers |
| Post-nominals | SD |
| Status | Discontinued in 2003 |
| Established | 1975 |
| First awarded | 1976 |
 Ribbon bar | |
| SADF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear | |
| Next (higher) | SADF precedence:
SANDF precedence:
|
| Next (lower) | SADF succession:
SANDF succession:
|
.svg){kind=small}
The Southern Cross Decoration, post-nominal letters SD, is a South African military decoration for merit which was instituted by the Republic on 1 July 1975. It was awarded to officers of the South African Defence Force for outstanding service of the highest order and utmost devotion to duty.[1][2][3][4][5]
- ^ South African Medal Website - Post-nominal Letters (Retrieved 28 April 2015)
- ^ SA Army - Uniform: Former Forces Medals - South African Defence Force (SADF)
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
SADF 1975-2003was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Alexander, E.G.M., Barron, G.K.B. and Bateman, A.J. (1986). South African Orders, Decorations and Medals. Human and Rousseau.
- ^ Monick, S, (1988). South African Military Awards 1912-1987. South African National Museum of Military History.