IPhrothiya yeBhronzi

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iPhrothiya yeBhronzi
Bronze Protea
IPhrothiya yeBhronzi medal.jpg
Awarded by the President
CountryFlag of South Africa (Pantone).svg  South Africa
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) Flag of the African National Congress.svg Merit Medal in Bronze
Next (lower) Flag of Ciskei.svg Chief C.D.F. Commendation Medal
Ribbon - iPhrothiya yeBhronzi.gif
Ribbon bar

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. [1] [2] [3]

South Africa Republic in the southernmost part of Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini (Swaziland); and it surrounds the enclaved country of Lesotho. South Africa is the largest country in Southern Africa and the 25th-largest country in the world by land area and, with over 57 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere. About 80 percent of South Africans are of Sub-Saharan African ancestry, divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different African languages, nine of which have official status. The remaining population consists of Africa's largest communities of European (White), Asian (Indian), and multiracial (Coloured) ancestry.

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The South African military

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). [2] [4]

Institution

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. [3]

Military Merit Medal (South Africa)

The Military Merit Medal, post-nominal letters MMM, is a military decoration which was instituted in the Republic of South Africa on 9 October 1974 as the Chief of the Defence Force's Commendation Medal. It could be awarded to all ranks of the South African Defence Force for service of a high order.

Southern Ndebele language language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, one of the official languages of South Africa

Southern Ndebele, also known as Transvaal Ndebele or South Ndebele, is an African language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, spoken by the Ndebele people of South Africa.

Award criteria

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. [1] [5]

iPhrothiya yeGolide

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.

iPhrothiya yeSiliva

The iPhrothiya yeSiliva - Silver Protea, post-nominal letters PS, 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 outstanding leadership or outstanding meritorious service and particular devotion to duty. It is South Africa's second highest existing military decoration for meritorious conduct.

Bar to the iPhrothiya yeBhronzi - Bronze Protea Iphrothiya ye Bhronzi (PB) bar.jpg
Bar to 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. [1]

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. [5]

Leadership
Meritorious Service
Devotion to duty

Order of wear

The position of the iPhrothiya yeBhronzi - Bronze Protea in the official military and national orders of precedence is as follows: [6]

Ribbon - Merit Medal in Bronze.png Ribbon - iPhrothiya yeBhronzi.gif Ribbon - Chief C.D.F. Commendation Medal.png

Official military order of precedence
Official national order of precedence

Description

Obverse

The iPhrothiya yeBhronzi - Bronze Protea is a six-pointed star, struck in bronze and displaying a stylised protea, South Africa's national flower, on a blue hexagon in the centre. [1] [2]

Bar button and insignia for the Army, Air Force, Navy and Military Health Service Iphrothiya ye Bhronzi (PB) insignia.jpg
Bar button and insignia for the Army, Air Force, Navy and Military Health Service
Reverse

The reverse bears, in relief, the Coat of arms of South Africa. The decoration is attached to a plain bronze suspender fixed to the upper point of the star. The decoration number is stamped or engraved below the Coat of Arms. [1]

Ribbon

The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide and national flag blue, with four 2 millimetres wide white bands, separated by three 2 millimetres wide black bands, in the centre. [1]

Bar

The bar for subsequent conferments of the iPhrothiya yeBhronzi - Bronze Protea is 33 millimetres wide and 5 millimetres high, struck in bronze and embossed in the centre with a silhouette replica of the decoration. When only a ribbon bar is worn, a button silhouette replica of the decoration, 8 millimetres in diameter and struck in bronze, is affixed to the ribbon bar.

Insignia

Award of the decoration for service in active military operations is indicated by distinguishing insignia which indicate the arm of the service in which the recipient was serving at the time of the action for which the decoration was conferred. The insignia are struck in bronze and is worn on the ribbon above any bars which may have been awarded.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Presidential Warrant by the President of the Republic of South Africa for the Institution of Honours for Meritorious Conduct in the South African National Defence Force, Gazette no. 25213 dated 25 July 2003.
  2. 1 2 3 South African Medal Website - South African National Defence Force (Accessed 1 May 2015)
  3. 1 2 South African Medal Website - Post-nominal Letters (Accessed 28 April 2015)
  4. ↑ South African Medal Website - SA Defence Force : 1952-1975 (Accessed 30 April 2015)
  5. 1 2 iPhrothiya yeBoronze (sic) (PB) (Merit Award Bronze)
  6. ↑ Republic of South Africa Government Gazette Vol. 477, no. 27376, Pretoria, 11 March 2005, OCLC   72827981
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