The Distinguished Service Medal , Silver is , in effect , Venda 's equivalent of the South African Southern Cross Medal ( 1975 ) and Pro Merito Medal ( 1975 ) . It would appear , therefore , as though the position of the Distinguished Service Medal , Silver , instituted in 1985 , in the official order of precedence was allocated in error . According to their dates of institution , it should have taken precedence after the Pro Merito Medal ( 1975 ) and not after the Pro Merito Medal ( 1967 ) . Its correct position in the order of wear would therefore be after Bophuthatswana 's Defence Force Merit Medal of 1982 and before Ciskei 's Sandile Medal of 1988
Southern Cross Medal ( 1975 )
Southern Cross Medal (1975)
Distinguished Service Medal, Silver