 South African Police Silver Cross for Gallantry

The South African Police Silver Cross for Gallantry was a decoration that existed between 1985 and 1989.Instituted on 29 January 1985, the SCG was awarded to all ranks of the South African Police for conspicuous and exceptional gallantry while fighting terrorism ("terrorism" being the then South African government's name for the military struggles being waged against white minority rule in apartheid-era South Africa and South West Africa).