PRO PATRIA MEDAL (SOUTH AFRICA) NO.220102 IN SOUTH AFRICA

  Pro Patria Medal (South Africa) no.220102 The  Pro Patria Medal  is a South African military campaign medal which was instituted by the Republic in 1974. It was awarded to members of the South African Defence Force for service in an operational area, as designated by the Minister of Defence Country   South Africa Type Military campaign medal Eligibility All Ranks Awarded for 55 days continuous or 90 days non-continuous duty in an operational area Campaign(s) 1966-1989 Border War Status Discontinued in 1994   Obverse The Pro Patria Medal is an octagonal medallion, struck in bronze and gilded, to fit in a circle 38 millimetres in diameter and 3 millimetres thick at the centre, with a golden aloe emblem in the centre on a blue roundel, 22 millimetres in diameter. Reverse The  pre-1994 South African Coat of Arms  is on the reverse, with the medal number stamped underneath. Ribbon The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, with a 3 millimetres wide orange band, a 1½ millimetres wide white band, a 5 millimetres wide orange band and a 6 millimetres wide dark blue band, repeated in reverse order and separated by a 1 millimetre wide orange band in the centre