| Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service | |
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| Type | Military long service medal |
| Awarded for | Forty years of loyal service and distinguished conduct |
| Country |   South Africa |
| Presented by | the State President and, from 1994, the President |
| Eligibility | All ranks |
| Status | Discontinued in 2003 |
| Established | 1987 |
| First awarded | 1991 |
   Original, Version 2 and 1994-2003 ribbon bars | |
| 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 Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service is a South African military medal which was instituted by the Republic in 1987. It was awarded to members of the South African Defence Force for forty years of loyal service and distinguished conduct.[1]