| 词条 | Unitas Medal |
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| name = Unitas Medal | image = Unitas Medal obverse & reverse.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption = | awarded_by = the President | country = {{flag|South Africa|1994}} | type = Military commemorative medal | eligibility = All ranks on active SANDF strength on 27 April 1994, BMATT personnel | for = Commemoration of the establishment of the SANDF | campaign = | status = Discontinued in 1994 | description = | motto = | clasps = | post-nominals = | established = 1994 | first_award = 1994 | last_award = 1994 | total = | posthumous = | recipients = | precedence_label = Order of wear | individual = | higher = Military Rule Medal | same = | lower = Closure Commemoration Medal | related = | image2 = | caption2 = Ribbon bar }} The Unitas Medal was instituted by the President of the Republic of South Africa on 4 November 1994. It was awarded to all ranks who were on the active strength of all seven constituent military forces from 27 April 1994 to 10 May 1994, to commemorate their amalgamation into the South African National Defence Force. It was also awarded to personnel of the British Military Advisory and Training Team which served in South Africa at the time.[1][2][3] The South African militaryThe Union Defence Forces (UDF) were established in 1912 and renamed the South African Defence Force (SADF) in 1958. On 27 April 1994 it was integrated with six other independent forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).[4] InstitutionThe Unitas Medal was instituted by the President on 4 November 1994 to commemorate the unification of defence forces and armed forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on 27 April 1994. The seven constituent military forces were:
Award criteriaThe Unitas Medal was awarded to all ranks who were on the active strength of these seven constituent military forces on 27 April 1994 and until at least 10 May 1994, and also to the President, the Minister of Defence and the Deputy Minister of Defence. Personnel of the British Military Advisory and Training Team (BMATT) who were serving in South Africa at the time, were subsequently also awarded the Unitas Medal.[1][2][3] Order of wear{{main|South African military decorations order of wear#Order of wear}}The position of the Unitas Medal in the official order of precedence was revised on 27 April 2003, when a new set of awards was instituted.[6] It changed again in 2010, when the Closure Commemoration Medal was instituted.[7]
Description
The Unitas Medal is a medallion struck in bronze, 38 millimetres in diameter and 3 millimetres thick at the rim, displaying a seven-pointed star, charged with an embossed Greek lower case letter alpha within a circle. The star represents the seven constituent forces which formed the South African National Defence Force.[1][2]
The reverse displays the embellished pre-1994 South African Coat of Arms above the year inscription "1994" and the word "Unity" in ten official languages around the perimeter, from the top, "BONGWE", "BOTEE", "BUNYE", "EENHEID", "KOPANO", "UBUNYE", "UMANYANO", "UNITY", "VHUTHIHI" and "VUN'WE", all in relief. The medal number is impressed below the Coat of Arms and the year inscription.[1]
The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, with an 8 millimetres wide arctic blue band and a 4 millimetres wide white band, repeated in reverse order and separated by an 8 millimetres wide spectrum green band.[1][2] DiscontinuationConferment of the Unitas Medal was discontinued in respect of services performed on or after 10 May 1994 and the medal was officially discontinued on 27 April 2003.[1][8] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 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. {{South African military decorations and medals}}2. ^1 2 3 South African Medal Website - SA Defence Force : 1975-2003 (Accessed 30 April 2015) 3. ^1 {{cite book|last=Ministry of Defence|title=JSP761 - Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces|url=http://ndm-pr.webs.com/jsp761%5B1%5D.pdf|format=Adobe Acrobat|accessdate=2010-06-05|edition=2nd|date=May 2008|publisher=UK Ministry of Defence|location=London|ref=JSP761}} 4. ^South African Medal Website - SA Defence Force : 1952-1975 (Accessed 30 April 2015) 5. ^South African Medal Website - Legal aspects - Fount of Honour (Accessed 1 May 2015) 6. ^Republic of South Africa Government Gazette Vol. 477, no. 27376, Pretoria, 11 March 2005, {{OCLC|72827981}} 7. ^61 Mech Battalion Group Veterans Association - RFCA - Closure Commemoration Medal 8. ^Republic of South Africa Government Gazette no. 26778, Pretoria, 17 September 2004 2 : Military decorations and medals of South Africa|Military decorations and medals of South Africa in order of precedence |
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