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The Silver Service Medal was instituted by the President of the Republic of South Africa in April 1996. It could be awarded to veteran cadres of the
(Accessed 30 April 2015)
(Accessed 1 May 2015) The Azanian People's Liberation Army's military decorations and medals were modelled on those of the South African Defence Force and these three medals are the approximate equivalents of, respectively, the Good Service Medal, Gold, the
*Official APLA order of precedence:
** Preceded by the 
*Official SANDF order of precedence:
** Preceded by the Service Medal in Silver of Umkhonto we Sizwe.
** Succeeded by the 
*Official SANDF order of precedence:
** Preceded by the Service Medal in Silver of Umkhonto we Sizwe.
** Succeeded by the Medalje vir Troue Diens and Bar, 20 years of the Republic of South Africa.
*Official national order of precedence:
** Preceded by the Service Medal in Silver of Umkhonto we Sizwe.
** Succeeded by the Medalje vir Troue Diens and Bar, 20 years of the Republic of South Africa.
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;Reverse The reverse is smooth and displays the embellished pre-1994 South African Coat of Arms. ;Ribbon The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, with a 6 millimetres wide black band and a 3 millimetres wide yellow band, repeated in reverse order and separated by a 14 millimetres wide green band in the centre.
Azanian People's Liberation Army
The Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA), formerly known as Poqo, was the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress, an African nationalist movement in South Africa. In the Xhosa language, the word 'Poqo' means 'pure'.
After attacks on ...
, the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress
The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (known as the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)) is a South African national liberation Pan-Africanist movement that is now a political party. It was founded by an Africanist group, led by Robert Sobukwe, that ...
, for twenty years exemplary service.South African Medal Website - Liberation armies(Accessed 30 April 2015)
Azanian People's Liberation Army
TheAzanian People's Liberation Army
The Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA), formerly known as Poqo, was the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress, an African nationalist movement in South Africa. In the Xhosa language, the word 'Poqo' means 'pure'.
After attacks on ...
(APLA) was the para-military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress
The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (known as the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)) is a South African national liberation Pan-Africanist movement that is now a political party. It was founded by an Africanist group, led by Robert Sobukwe, that ...
(PAC). It was established in 1961 to wage an armed "struggle" against the Nationalist government inside South Africa. On 27 April 1994, the Azanian People's Liberation Army was amalgamated with six other military forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).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.
Institution
The Silver Service Medal was instituted by the President of South Africa in April 1996. It is the middle award of a set of three medals for long service, along with theGold Service Medal
The Gold Service Medal was instituted by the President of the South Africa, Republic of South Africa in April 1996. It was awarded to veteran cadres of the Azanian People's Liberation Army, the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress of Az ...
and the Bronze Service Medal.South African Medal Website - Legal aspects - Fount of Honour(Accessed 1 May 2015) The Azanian People's Liberation Army's military decorations and medals were modelled on those of the South African Defence Force and these three medals are the approximate equivalents of, respectively, the Good Service Medal, Gold, the
Good Service Medal, Silver
The Good Service Medal, Silver, originally named the South African Defence Force Good Service Medal, Silver, is the middle member of a set of three South African military decorations, military medals which was instituted by the South Africa, Rep ...
and the Good Service Medal, Bronze.
Award criteria
The medal could be awarded to veteran cadres of the Azanian People's Liberation Army for twenty years exemplary service.Order of wear
The position of the Silver Service Medal in the official military and national orders of precedence was revised upon the institution of a new set of honours on 27 April 2003.Republic of South Africa Government Gazette Vol. 477, no. 27376, Pretoria, 11 March 2005, Presidential Warrant by the President of the Republic of South Africa for the Institution of Honours for Bravery in the South African National Defence Force, Gazette no. 25213 dated 25 July 2003. ;Azanian People's Liberation Army:
*Official APLA order of precedence:
** Preceded by the Gold Service Medal
The Gold Service Medal was instituted by the President of the South Africa, Republic of South Africa in April 1996. It was awarded to veteran cadres of the Azanian People's Liberation Army, the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress of Az ...
.
** Succeeded by the Bronze Service Medal.
;South African National Defence Force until 26 April 2003:
*Official SANDF order of precedence:
** Preceded by the Service Medal in Silver of Umkhonto we Sizwe.
** Succeeded by the Union Medal
The Union Medal was instituted by the Union of South Africa in 1952. It was awarded to Permanent Force members of the South African Defence Force for eighteen years of service and good conduct.Alexander, E.G.M., Barron, G.K.B. and Bateman, A.J. ...
of the Union of South Africa
The Union of South Africa ( nl, Unie van Zuid-Afrika; af, Unie van Suid-Afrika; ) was the historical predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa. It came into existence on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the Cape, Natal, Tran ...
.
*Official national order of precedence:
** Preceded by the Service Medal in Silver of Umkhonto we Sizwe.
** Succeeded by the Medal for Faithful Service in the Prisons Service of the Republic of South Africa.
;South African National Defence Force from 27 April 2003:
*Official SANDF order of precedence:
** Preceded by the Service Medal in Silver of Umkhonto we Sizwe.
** Succeeded by the Medalje vir Troue Diens and Bar, 20 years of the Republic of South Africa.
*Official national order of precedence:
** Preceded by the Service Medal in Silver of Umkhonto we Sizwe.
** Succeeded by the Medalje vir Troue Diens and Bar, 20 years of the Republic of South Africa.
Description
;Obverse The Silver Service Medal is an oval medallion with a raised edge, struck in silver and depicting the Azanian People's Liberation Army emblem.Uniform: SA Army: Former Forces Medals - Azanian Peoples Liberation Army (APLA)/ref>
;Reverse The reverse is smooth and displays the embellished pre-1994 South African Coat of Arms. ;Ribbon The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, with a 6 millimetres wide black band and a 3 millimetres wide yellow band, repeated in reverse order and separated by a 14 millimetres wide green band in the centre.
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Discontinuation
Conferment of the Silver Service Medal was discontinued upon the institution of a new set of honours on 27 April 2003.References
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