in white to indicate Permanent Force service, in dark blue to indicate Citizen Force service or in orange to indicate Commando service. Orange, white and blue are the colours of the pre-1994 national flag. These three ribbons were replaced by a single new ribbon in 1993, when the award of the medal was restricted to Permanent Force personnel and it was renamed the Good Service Medal, Silver. The new ribbon was 32 millimetres wide and white, with two dark green bands in the centre, each 6 millimetres wide and spaced 6 millimetres apart. Discontinuation Conferment of the Good Service Medal, Silver was discontinued in respect of services performed on or after 27 April 2003. References Military decorations and medals of South Africa 1975 establishments in South Africa Awards established in 1975