Order for Meritorious Service

Order for Meritorious Service
Order for Meritorious Service, Gold
Type	Civil National Order
Awarded for	Exceptional public service
Country	South Africa
Presented by	the State President and, from 1994, the President
Eligibility	South African citizens
Post-nominals	Gold - OMSG Silver - OMSS
Status	Discontinued in 2003
Established	1986
Last awarded	2002
1986 and 1996 ribbon bars
Pre-1994 & post-2002 orders of wear
Next (higher)	Order for Meritorious Service, Gold, Pre-1994 precedence: Star of South Africa, Gold and Star of South Africa, Grand Cross Post-2002 precedence: Order of Thohoyandou, Special Class, Grand Cross Order for Meritorious Service, Silver, Pre-1994 precedence: Star of South Africa, Silver and Star of South Africa, Grand Officer Post-2002 precedence: Order of Indwe, Class I
Next (lower)	Order for Meritorious Service, Gold, Pre-1994 succession: Order of Good Hope, Class I, Grand Collar/Grand Cross Post-2002 succession: Order of Transkei, Class I, Grand Cross Order for Meritorious Service, Silver, Pre-1994 succession: Order of Good Hope, Class II, Grand Officer, Silver 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]