Venda Defence Force Medal
| Venda Defence Force Medal | |
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| Awarded by the President | |
| Country |
 Venda
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| Type | Military decoration for merit |
| Eligibility | All Ranks |
| Awarded for | Service of a high standard |
| Status | Discontinued in 1994 |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1984 |
| VDF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear | |
| Next (higher) |
VDF precedence:
SANDF precedence:
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| Next (lower) |
VDF succession:
SANDF succession:
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 Ribbon bar |
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The Venda Defence Force Medal was instituted by the President of the Republic of Venda in 1984, for award to all ranks for service of a high standard.
The 900 member Venda Defence Force (VDF) was established upon that country's independence on 13 September 1979. The Republic of Venda ceased to exist on 27 April 1994 and the Venda Defence Force was amalgamated with six other military forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
The Venda Defence Force Medal was instituted by the President of Venda in 1984. It is the junior award of a set of three decorations for merit, along with the Distinguished Service Medal, Gold and the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver.
Venda's military decorations and medals were modelled on those of the Republic of South Africa and these three decorations are the approximate equivalents of, respectively, the Southern Cross Decoration and Pro Merito Decoration, the Southern Cross Medal (1975) and Pro Merito Medal (1975), and the Military Merit Medal.
The medal could be awarded to all ranks for service of a high standard.
Since the Venda Defence Force 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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