The Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Gold was instituted by the State President of the Republic of Bophuthatswana in 1982, for award to all ranks as a long service medal for thirty years service and good conduct.[1][2]
The Bophuthatswana Defence Force (BDF) was established upon that country's independence on 6 December 1977. The Republic of Bophuthatswana ceased to exist on 27 April 1994 and the Bophuthatswana Defence Force was amalgamated with six other military forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).[3][4][5]
The Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Gold was instituted by the State President of Bophuthatswana in 1982. It is the senior award of a set of three medals for long service and good conduct, along with the Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Silver and the Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Bronze.[1][2][6][7]
Bophuthatswana's military decorations and medals were modelled on those of the Republic of South Africa and these three medals are the approximate equivalents of, respectively, the Good Service Medal, Gold, the Good Service Medal, Silver and the Good Service Medal, Bronze.[6]
The medal could be awarded to all ranks for thirty years service and good conduct.[1]
Since the Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Gold was authorised for wear by one of the statutory forces which came to be part of the South African National Defence Force on 27 April 1994, it was accorded a position in the official South African order of precedence on that date.[6]
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長期勤続および善行に対する金メダルの序列上の位置は、1994年4月27日当時と変わらず、1996年4月に旧非法定軍であるアザニア人民解放軍とウムコント・ウェ・シズウェの2つの部隊に対して遅れて勲章とメダルが制定された際も、 2003年4月27日に南アフリカで新たな一連の軍事勲章、勲章、メダルが制定された際も変わらなかった。 [ 6 ]
長期勤続および善行に対する金メダルは、直径38ミリメートル、縁の厚さ3ミリメートルの銀メッキのメダルで、幅4ミリメートルの隆起した縁があり、ボプタツワナ共和国の国章が描かれている。吊り下げ部分はマレテ(アフリカスイギュウ)の角を描いている。[ 8 ]
リボンは幅32ミリメートルで薄茶色、中央に幅6ミリメートルの緑色の帯がある。[ 1 ]
ボプタツワナ共和国が1994年4月27日に消滅したため、長期勤続および善行に対する金メダルの授与は中止されました。[ 5 ]