Order for Meritorious Service

Order for Meritorious Service
Order for Meritorious Service, Gold
TypeCivil National Order
Awarded forExceptional public service
CountrySouth Africa  South Africa
Presented bythe State President and, from 1994, the President
EligibilitySouth African citizens
Post-nominalsGold - OMSG
Silver - OMSS
StatusDiscontinued in 2003
Established1986
Last awarded2002
1986 and 1996 ribbon bars
Pre-1994 & post-2002 orders of wear
Next (higher)
Order for Meritorious Service, Gold, Pre-1994 precedence:
Post-2002 precedence:
  • Order of Thohoyandou, Special Class, Grand Cross
Order for Meritorious Service, Silver, Pre-1994 precedence:
Post-2002 precedence:
  • Order of Indwe, Class I
Next (lower)
Order for Meritorious Service, Gold, Pre-1994 succession:
Post-2002 succession:
  • Order of Transkei, Class I, Grand Cross
Order for Meritorious Service, Silver, Pre-1994 succession:
Post-2002 succession:
  • Order of Transkei, Class II, Grand Officer

The Order for Meritorious Service is a South African National Order that consisted of two classes, in gold and silver, and was awarded to deserving South African citizens. The order was discontinued on 2 December 2002.[1]