Description
- Obverse
The decoration is a 6-pointed gold star, displaying a stylised protea flower on a blue hexagon. The protea, which is South Africa's national flower, has been used on military merit awards since World War II.
- Reverse
The reverse depicts the South African coat of arms.
- Ribbon
The ribbon is blue with a centre panel of gold - black - gold stripes. If the decoration is earned during a military operation, an arm-of-service emblem will be worn on the ribbon to indicate whether the recipient was serving in the Army, Air Force, Navy, or Military Health Service at the time of earning the award.
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