State President's Medal for Shooting
| State President's Medal for Shooting | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by the State President | |
| Country |
 Bophuthatswana
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| Type | Military marksmanship medal |
| Eligibility | All ranks |
| Awarded for | Champion shot |
| 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) |
SANDF succession:
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 Ribbon design unknown |
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The State President's Medal for Shooting was instituted by the State President of the Republic of Bophuthatswana in 1990, for award to champion shots.
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 State President's Medal for Shooting was instituted by the State President of Bophuthatswana in 1990.
The medal could be awarded to champion shots.
Since the State President's Medal for Shooting 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.
With effect from 6 April 1952, when a new South African set of decorations and medals was instituted to replace the British awards which were used to date, the older awards continued to be worn in the same order of precedence but, with the exception of the Victoria Cross, took precedence after all South African orders, decorations and medals awarded to South Africans on or after that date.
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