General Service Medal (Venda)
| General Service Medal | |
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| Awarded by the President | |
| Country |
 Venda
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| Type | Military campaign medal |
| Eligibility | All Ranks |
| Awarded for | Service in defence of Venda or in the prevention or suppression of terrorism |
| Status | Discontinued in 1994 |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1985 |
| VDF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear | |
| Next (higher) |
VDF precedence:
SANDF precedence:
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VDF succession:
SANDF succession:
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The General Service Medal was instituted by the President of the Republic of Venda in 1985, for award to all ranks for service in defence of Venda or in the prevention or suppression of terrorism.
The 900 member Venda Defence Force (VDF) was established upon that country's independence on 13 September 1979. The Republic of Venda ceased to exist on 27 April 1994 and the Venda Defence Force was amalgamated with six other military forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
The General Service Medal was instituted by the President of Venda in 1985. Venda's military decorations and medals were modelled on those of the Republic of South Africa and the General Service Medal is the approximate equivalent of the Pro Patria Medal.
The medal could be awarded to all ranks for service in defence of Venda or in the prevention or suppression of terrorism.
Since the General Service 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.
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