Order of the Star of South Africa

Order of the Star of South Africa
TypeMilitary and Civil National Order
Awarded forMeritorious service
Country  South Africa
Presented byThe State President and, from 1994, the President
EligibilityMilitary: General and flag officers.
Non-Military: Civilians, senior police, prisons and intelligence officers, foreign military attachés
Post-nominalsSSA, SSAS, CSSA, OSSA, MSSA
StatusDiscontinued in 2002
Established1 July 1975

Gold (SSA) and Silver (SSAS)

Grand Cross (SSA) and Grand Officer (SSAS)

Commander (CSSA), Officer (OSSA) and Member (MSSA)
Ribbon bars of the Decorations of the Order
Pre-1994 & post-2002 orders of precedence
Next (higher)
Pre-1994 precedence:
  • Order of the Southern Cross
Post-2002 precedence:
  • Order of the Southern Cross
Next (lower)
Pre-1994 succession:
Post-2002 succession:
  • Order of the Leopard

The Order of the Star of South Africa was a South African National Order that consisted of seven decorations in two military and five non-military classes. The order was discontinued on 2 December 2002.

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