IPhrothiya yeBhronzi
| iPhrothiya yeBhronzi Bronze Protea |
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| Awarded by the President | |
| Country |
 South Africa
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| Type | Military decoration for merit |
| Eligibility | All ranks |
| Awarded for | Leadership or meritorious service and devotion to duty |
| Status | Current |
| Post-nominals | PB |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 27 April 2003 |
| Order of wear | |
| Next (higher) |
 Merit Medal in Bronze
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| Next (lower) |
 Chief C.D.F. Commendation Medal
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 Ribbon bar |
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The iPhrothiya yeBhronzi - Bronze Protea, post-nominal letters PB, was instituted by the President of the Republic of South Africa on 16 April 2003 and came into effect on 27 April 2003. It can be awarded to all ranks who have distinguished themselves by leadership or meritorious service and devotion to duty.
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 iPhrothiya yeBhronzi - Bronze Protea, post-nominal letters PB, was instituted by the President on 16 April 2003 and came into effect on 27 April 2003, to replace the Military Merit Medal (MMM). The bilingual title of the decoration is in isiNdebele and English.
The decoration can be awarded to all ranks of the South African National Defence Force and of any Auxiliary Service of the SANDF, and of any Armed Forces attached to or serving with or rendering any service to the SANDF, who have distinguished themselves by leadership or meritorious service and devotion to duty. The decoration is the junior of a set of three military decorations for merit, along with the iPhrothiya yeGolide - Golden Protea and the iPhrothiya yeSiliva - Silver Protea.
A bar may be awarded for every subsequent action which would make recipients eligible for the award of the same decoration. The decoration and bar may be awarded posthumously.
Guidelines consisting of appropriate phrases which may be useful when writing a citation for the award of the iPhrothiya yeBhronzi - Bronze Protea have been published by the South African Defence Department.
The position of the iPhrothiya yeBhronzi - Bronze Protea in the official military and national orders of precedence is as follows:
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