Honoris Crux Silver
| Honoris Crux Silver | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded by the State President and, from 1994, the President | |
| Country |
  South Africa
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| Type | Military decoration for bravery |
| Eligibility | All Ranks |
| Awarded for | Exceptional bravery in great danger |
| Campaign(s) | 1966-1989 Border War |
| Status | Discontinued in 2003 |
| Post-nominals | HCS |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1975 |
| First awarded | 1976 |
| Last awarded | 1992 |
| Total awarded | 27 |
| SADF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear | |
| Next (higher) |
SADF precedence:
SANDF precedence:
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| Next (lower) |
SADF succession:
SANDF succession:
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 Ribbon bar |
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The Honoris Crux Silver (Silver Cross of Honour), post-nominal letters HCS, is a military decoration for bravery which was instituted by the Republic of South Africa on 1 July 1975. It was awarded to members of the South African Defence Force for exceptional acts of bravery while in great danger. The Honoris Crux Silver was the third most senior in a set of four classes of Honoris Crux decorations, which together replaced the discontinued Honoris Crux of 1952.
The 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).
The Honoris Crux Silver (Silver Cross of Honour), post-nominal letters HCS, was instituted by the State President on 1 July 1975.
The decoration was awarded to members of the South African Defence Force for exceptional acts of bravery in action, while in great danger. A Bar could be awarded for a further similar deed of bravery. It was the third most senior of a set of four classes of Honoris Crux decorations, the Honoris Crux Diamond, Honoris Crux Gold, Honoris Crux Silver and Honoris Crux, which replaced the discontinued Honoris Crux of 1952.
The position of the Honoris Crux Silver in the official order of precedence was revised twice after 1975, to accommodate the inclusion or institution of new decorations and medals, first with the integration into the South African National Defence Force in 1994 and again with the institution of a new set of awards in 2003, but it remained unchanged on both occasions..gif){kind=small}
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