Star of South Africa, Grand Cross

Star of South Africa, Grand Cross
TypeCivil decoration for merit
Awarded forExcellent meritorious service which made a lasting contribution
Country  South Africa
Presented bythe State President and, from 1994, the President
EligibilityCivilians in defence-related industries, general officers in the police, railways police, prisons service and intelligence service and foreign military attachés
Post-nominalsSSA
StatusDiscontinued in 2002
Established1978
Ribbon bar
Pre-1994 & post-2002 orders of wear
Next (higher)
Pre-1994 precedence:
  • Order of the Southern Cross, Gold
Post-2002 precedence:
  • Order of the Southern Cross, Gold
Equivalent Star of South Africa, Gold
Next (lower)
Pre-1994 succession:
Post-2002 succession:
  • Order of the Leopard, Special Class Grand Cross

The Star of South Africa, Grand Cross, post-nominal letters SSA, is the senior decoration of five non-military classes of the Order of the Star of South Africa, a South African Military Order that was instituted by the Republic on 1 July 1975. The Order of the Star of South Africa was discontinued in 2002.

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