IPhrothiya yeGolide
| iPhrothiya yeGolide Golden 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 | Exceptional leadership or exceptional meritorious service and the utmost devotion to duty |
| Status | Current |
| Post-nominals | PG |
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| Established | 27 April 2003 |
| Order of wear | |
| Next (higher) |
 Gold Decoration for Merit
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| Next (lower) |
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 Ribbon bar |
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The iPhrothiya yeGolide - Golden Protea, post-nominal letters PG, 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 exceptional leadership or exceptional meritorious service and the utmost devotion to duty. It is South Africa's highest existing military decoration for meritorious conduct.
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 yeGolide - Golden Protea, post-nominal letters PG, was instituted by the President on 16 April 2003 and came into effect on 27 April 2003, to replace the Southern Cross Decoration (SD) and Pro Merito Decoration (PMD). The bilingual title of the decoration is in isiZulu and English.
The decoraion 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 exceptional leadership or exceptional meritorious service and the utmost devotion to duty. The decoration is the senior of a set of three military decorations for merit, along with the iPhrothiya yeSiliva - Silver Protea and the iPhrothiya yeBhronzi - Bronze 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 yeGolide - Golden Protea have been published by the South African Defence Department.
The position of the iPhrothiya yeGolide - Golden Protea in the official military and national orders of precedence is as follows:
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