Star of South Africa, Gold

Star of South Africa, Gold
Type	Military decoration for merit
Awarded for	Meritorious military service which promoted SADF efficiency and preparedness and made a valuable contribution to national security
Country	South Africa
Presented by	the State President of South Africa (until 1994) President of South Africa (1994–2002)
Eligibility	General and flag officers
Post-nominals	SSA
Status	Discontinued in 2002
Established	1975
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SADF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear
Next (higher)	SADF precedence: Honoris Crux Gold SANDF precedence: Nkwe ya Gauta
Equivalent	Star of South Africa, Grand Cross
Next (lower)	SADF succession: Star of South Africa, Silver SANDF succession: Star of South Africa, Silver

The Star of South Africa, Gold, post-nominal letters SSA, is the senior decoration of two military and five non-military classes of the Order of the Star of South Africa, a South African Order which was instituted in 1975, and awarded to general and flag officers of the South African Defence Force. The Order of the Star of South Africa was discontinued in 2002.^[1]