The Transkeian honours system was instituted after the South African
bantustan
A Bantustan (also known as Bantu homeland, black homeland, black state or simply homeland; ) was a territory that the National Party administration of South Africa set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South West Africa (now ...
of
Transkei
Transkei (, meaning ''the area beyond he riverKei''), officially the Republic of Transkei ( xh, iRiphabliki yeTranskei), was an unrecognised state in the southeastern region of South Africa from 1976 to 1994. It was, along with Ciskei, a Ba ...
was declared independent in 1976.
A range of orders, decorations, and medals were instituted including the
Military Rule Medal,1987
Since 1994, when Transkei was reincorporated into the
Republic of South Africa, the obsolete Transkeian honours system has now been given a place within the South African
order of wear.
[South African Medal Website - Transkei Defence Force](_blank)
(Accessed January 18, 2016)
References
See also
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Military Rule Medal, 1987
Military decorations and medals of Transkei
Honours systems
{{Orders, decorations, and medals by country