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Civil honours were gradually introduced from May 1967. They were revised in the 1980s and in 1986 a
Chancery of Orders was established in the Office of the State President, after 1994 the Presidency, to administer most of them. Most of these honours remained in use after 1994, until an entirely new
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The Star of South Africa, Grand Cross is silver-gilt and is a
Maltese cross with the arms in dark blue enamel, with protea flowers between the arms of the cross and two four-pointed stars superimposed on one another and, together, on the cross, with a diamond in the centre.
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The Star of South Africa, Grand Cross, post-nominal letters SSA, is the senior decoration of these five civil honours. It was bestowed on civilians in defence-related industries and organisations and, from 1988, on general officers of the
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for excellent meritorious service which made a lasting contribution to the security and general national interest of South Africa. It was also bestowed on foreign military attachés for excellent meritorious service.
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The position of the Star of South Africa, Grand Cross in the order of precedence remained unchanged, as it was on 27 April 1994, when a new series of orders, decorations and medals was instituted on 27 April 2003.
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The military Order of the Star of South Africa, established in 1975 and conferred on general and flag officers in two classes, was named after the first large diamond to be found in South Africa, the
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The decoration is worn around the neck on a dark blue ribbon, 35 millimetres wide with orange bands on the edges, each two millimetres wide.
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Recipients also wear a gold breast star with eight multi-rayed points that displays the obverse of the decoration in its centre.
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Conferment of the decoration was discontinued on 6 December 2002 when a new set of national orders was instituted.
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The Star of South Africa, Grand Cross ranks on par with its equivalent military decoration, the
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The five non-military classes of the Order of the Star of South Africa are:
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African Medal Website - Republic of South Africa: 1967-2002
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Southern Cross, Gold (OSG) of the
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Excellent meritorious service which made a lasting contribution
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The Star of South Africa, Member, post-nominal letters MSSA.
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Official national order of precedence until 26 April 1994
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Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery, Silver
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