Transkei Defence Force Medal
Transkei Defence Force Medal | |
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Type | Military medal for merit |
Country | Transkei |
Presented by | the State President |
Eligibility | All ranks |
Status | Discontinued in 1994 |
Established | c. 1976 |
Ribbon bar | |
TDF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear | |
Next (higher) | TDF precedence:
SANDF precedence: |
Next (lower) | TDF succession:
SANDF succession: |
The Transkei Defence Force Medal was instituted by the State President of the Republic of Transkei for award to all ranks as a military medal for merit.[1][2]
The Transkei Defence Force
The Transkei Defence Force (TDF) was established upon that country's independence on 26 October 1976. The Republic of Transkei ceased to exist on 27 April 1994 and the Transkei Defence Force was amalgamated with six other military forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).[3][4][5]
Institution
The Transkei Defence Force Medal was instituted by the State President of Transkei. While the medal is known to have been instituted and awarded, no warrant has yet been traced and, as a result, the date of institution is not known.[2][6]
Award criteria
The medal could be awarded to all ranks as an honour for military merit. The medal is considered as Transkei's approximate equivalent of South Africa's Military Merit Medal.[1][7]
Order of wear
Since the Transkei Defence Force Medal was authorised for wear by one of the statutory forces which came to be part of the South African National Defence Force on 27 April 1994, it was accorded a position in the official South African order of precedence on that date. The order of precedence was revised in April 1996, when decorations and medals were belatedly instituted for the two former non-statutory forces, the Azanian People's Liberation Army and Umkhonto we Sizwe.[7]
- Transkei Defence Force until 26 April 1994
- Official TDF order of precedence:
- Preceded by the Cross for Bravery.
- Succeeded by the Independence Medal.[7]
- Transkei official national order of precedence:
- Preceded by the Prisons Service Star for Distinction.
- Succeeded by the Police Medal for Combating Terrorism.[7]
- South African National Defence Force from 27 April 1994
- Official SANDF order of precedence:
- Preceded by the Marumo Medal, Class II of the Republic of Bophuthatswana.
- Succeeded by the Chief C.D.F. Commendation Medal of the Republic of Ciskei.[7]
- Official national order of precedence:
- Preceded by the Marumo Medal, Class II of the Republic of Bophuthatswana.
- Succeeded by the Chief C.D.F. Commendation Medal of the Republic of Ciskei.[7]
- South African National Defence Force from April 1996
- Official SANDF order of precedence:
- Preceded by the Marumo Medal, Class II of the Republic of Bophuthatswana.
- Succeeded by the Bronze Medal for Merit (BMM) of the Azanian People's Liberation Army.[7]
- Official national order of precedence:
- Preceded by the Marumo Medal, Class II of the Republic of Bophuthatswana.
- Succeeded by the Bronze Medal for Merit (BMM) of the Azanian People's Liberation Army.[7]
The position of the Transkei Defence Force Medal in the order of precedence remained unchanged, as it was in April 1996, when a new series of military orders, decorations and medals was instituted in South Africa on 27 April 2003.[7]
Description
- Obverse
The Transkei Defence Force Medal is a medallion struck in nickel-silver, 38 millimetres in diameter and 3 millimetres thick at the rim, displaying the official emblem of the Transkei Defence Force.[8]
- Reverse
The reverse displays the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Transkei, with the words "TRANSKEI DEFENCE FORCE MEDAL" around the perimeter above.[9]
- Ribbon
The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, with a 4 millimetres wide red band and a 4 millimetres wide white band, repeated in reverse order and separated by a 16 millimetres wide dark blue band.
Discontinuation
Conferment of the Transkei Defence Force Medal was discontinued when the Republic of Transkei ceased to exist on 27 April 1994.[5]
References
- ^ a b South African Medal Website - Transkei Defence Force (Accessed 30 April 2015)
- ^ a b Republic of Transkei Constitution Act, 1976, Act no. 15 of 1976
- ^ South Africa Homeland Militaries, May 1996 (Accessed 1 May 2015)
- ^ Peled, Alon (1998), A Question of Loyalty: Military Manpower Policy in Multiethnic States, Cornell Studies in Security Affairs, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, pp. 50f, ISBN 0-8014-3239-1
- ^ a b Warrant of the President of the Republic of South Africa for the Institution of the "UNITAS MEDAL-UNITAS-MEDALJE", Gazette no. 16087 dated 25 November 1994.
- ^ South African Medal Website - Legal aspects - Fount of Honour (Accessed 1 May 2015)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Republic of South Africa Government Gazette Vol. 477, no. 27376, Pretoria, 11 March 2005, OCLC 72827981
- ^ Uniform: SA Army: Former Forces Medals - Transkei Defence Force (TDF)
- ^ Reverse of the Transkei Defence Force Medal
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Pre-Union
until 6 April 1952
- Victoria Cross
- Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst
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- Kimberley Star (Unofficial)
- Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of O'okiep (Unofficial)
1952–1994
- Honoris Crux Gold
- Star of South Africa, Gold
- Star of South Africa, Silver
- Star of South Africa (1952)
- Louw Wepener Decoration
- Honoris Crux (1952)
- Honoris Crux Silver
- Van Riebeeck Decoration
- Honoris Crux (1975)
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- Pro Merito Decoration
- Van Riebeeck Medal
- Louw Wepener Medal
- Ad Astra Decoration
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- Air Force Cross
- Navy Cross
- Medical Service Cross
- Southern Cross Medal (1952)
- Pro Merito Medal (1967)
- Southern Cross Medal (1975)
- Pro Merito Medal (1975)
- Danie Theron Medal
- Jack Hindon Medal
- Military Merit Medal
- Korea Medal
- Pro Patria Medal
- Southern Africa Medal
- General Service Medal (South Africa)
- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
- Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service
- Good Service Medal, Gold
- John Chard Decoration
- De Wet Decoration
- Cadet Corps Medal
- Good Service Medal, Silver
- Union Medal
- Permanent Force Good Service Medal
- John Chard Medal
- Good Service Medal, Bronze
- De Wet Medal
- Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces
- Commandant General's Medal
- SADF Champion Shot Medal
- National Cadet Bisley Grand Champion Medal
Transkei
- Cross for Bravery
- Transkei Defence Force Medal
- Independence Medal (Transkei)
- Military Rule Medal
- Faithful Service Medal
Bophuthatswana
- Order of the Leopard, Commander
- Distinguished Gallantry Cross
- Defence Force Merit Decoration
- Distinguished Gallantry Medal
- Defence Force Merit Medal
- Marumo Medal, Class I
- Defence Force Commendation Medal
- Marumo Medal, Class II
- Nkwe Medal
- General Service Medal
- Independence Medal
- Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Gold
- Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Silver
- Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Bronze
- State President's Medal for Shooting
Venda
- Gallantry Cross, Gold
- Gallantry Cross, Silver
- Distinguished Service Medal, Gold
- Distinguished Service Medal, Silver
- Venda Defence Force Medal
- General Service Medal (Venda)
- Independence Medal (Venda)
- Long Service Medal, Gold
- Long Service Medal, Silver
- Long Service Medal, Bronze
Ciskei
Umkhonto
we Sizwe
Azanian People's
Liberation Army
From 1994