General Service Medal (South Africa)

General Service Medal
TypeMilitary campaign medal
Awarded forOperational service inside South Africa from 1 January 1983
CountrySouth Africa  South Africa
Presented bythe State President and, from 1994, the President
EligibilityAll Ranks
Campaign(s)1985-1992 State of Emergency
ClaspsMALUTI
StatusDiscontinued in 2003
Established1987
First awarded1991
Ribbon bar
SADF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear
Next (higher)
SADF precedence:
SANDF precedence:
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SANDF succession:

The General Service Medal is a military campaign medal which was instituted by the Republic of South Africa in 1987. It could be awarded to members of the South African Defence Force from 1 January 1983, for operational service inside South Africa in the prevention or suppression of terrorism or internal disorder, or the preservation of life, health or property, or the maintenance of essential services and law and order, or crime prevention.[1]

In 2002, the Maluti Clasp was authorised for personnel who participated in Operations Boleas and Maluti.[2]

  1. ^ South African Medal Website - SA Defence Force : 1975-2003 (Accessed 30 April 2015)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Maluti was invoked but never defined (see the help page).