Star of South Africa, Grand Cross | |
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Type | Civil decoration for merit |
Awarded for | Excellent meritorious service which made a lasting contribution |
Country | ![]() ![]() |
Presented by | the State President and, from 1994, the President |
Eligibility | Civilians in defence-related industries, general officers in the police, railways police, prisons service and intelligence service and foreign military attachés |
Post-nominals | SSA |
Status | Discontinued in 2002 |
Established | 1978 |
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Pre-1994 & post-2002 orders of wear | |
Next (higher) | |
Equivalent | ![]() |
Next (lower) | Pre-1994 succession:
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The Star of South Africa, Grand Cross, post-nominal letters SSA, is the senior decoration of five non-military classes of the Order of the Star of South Africa, a South African Military Order that was instituted by the Republic on 1 July 1975. The Order of the Star of South Africa was discontinued in 2002.[1][2][3]
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