Nkwe Medal
| Nkwe Medal | |
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| Awarded by the State President | |
| Country |
 Bophuthatswana
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| Type | Military campaign medal |
| Eligibility | All ranks |
| Awarded for | Operational service |
| Status | Discontinued in 1994 |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1990 |
| BDF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear | |
| Next (higher) |
BDF precedence:
SANDF precedence:
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| Next (lower) |
BDF succession:
SANDF succession:
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 Ribbon bar |
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The Nkwe Medal (Leopard medal) was instituted by the State President of the Republic of Bophuthatswana in 1990, for award to all ranks for operational service.
The Bophuthatswana Defence Force (BDF) was established upon that country's independence on 6 December 1977. The Republic of Bophuthatswana ceased to exist on 27 April 1994 and the Bophuthatswana Defence Force was amalgamated with six other military forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
The Nkwe Medal (Leopard Medal) was instituted by the State President of Bophuthatswana in 1990.
The medal could be awarded to all ranks for operational service.
Since the Nkwe Medal was authorised for wear by one of the statutory forces which came to be part of the South African National Defence Force on 27 April 1994, it was accorded a position in the official South African order of precedence on that date.
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