PRO MERITO DECORATION WITH BAR STAMPED SILVER NO 198 IN SOUTH AFRICA

Pro Merito Decoration with Bar Stamped Silver no 198 Physical Description: Beautiful Enameling,glue residue on back of medal ribbon.Photo does not do justice to medal.Also included is a bar. Award description: Post nominal letters: PMD. Awarded to warrant officers, non-commissioned officers or privates of the SADF. In recognition of outstanding service of the highest order and the utmost devotion to duty displayed in time of peace or war. Discontinued on 16 April 2003.  Bar (gold plated silver) to Pro Merito Decoration (PMD) Could be awarded if a recipient of this decoration again performed such an act, making him eligible to receive this decoration for a second time.