Pro Patria Medal (South Africa)

Pro Patria Medal
TypeMilitary campaign medal
Awarded for55 days continuous or 90 days non-continuous duty in an operational area or engaged in combat with the enemy
Country South Africa
Presented bythe State President
EligibilityAll Ranks
Campaign(s)1966 – 1992 Border War
ClaspsCunene Clasp for service in Angola in 1975 – 1976
StatusDiscontinued in 2003
Established1974
First awarded1978
Ribbon bar without and with Cunene button
SADF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear
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The Pro Patria Medal is a South African military campaign medal which was instituted by the Republic in 1974. It was awarded to members of the South African Defence Force for service in an operational area, as designated by the Minister of Defence or for engagement in armed combat with the enemy. [1]

  1. ^ Radburn, Arthur. "SA Defence Force : 1975-2003". South African Medal Website. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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