▁manufact ure ▁their ▁own ▁tool ing , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁several ▁variations ▁in ▁appearance . ▁Po or ▁quality ▁control ▁and ▁cost ▁cutting ▁by ▁manufact ur ers ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁accept ance ▁and ▁award ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁med als ▁which ▁were ▁only ▁ 2 ▁mill imet res ▁thick , ▁with ▁no ▁raised ▁rim ▁and ▁an ▁und ec or ated ▁rib bon ▁susp ender ▁on ▁the ▁reverse , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁dep icted ▁alongside . ▁ ▁Med als ▁mint ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁were ▁once ▁again ▁comp li ant ▁with ▁the ▁description ▁in ▁the ▁war rant ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁medal ▁was ▁instit uted , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁struck ▁in ▁one ▁piece ▁with ▁the ▁rib bon ▁susp enders . ▁The ▁susp enders ▁were ▁sh aped ▁slightly ▁differently ▁than ▁before ▁and ▁the ▁bottom ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁susp ender ▁met ▁the ▁medal ▁inside ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁scal loped ▁valle ys ▁on ▁the ▁rim , ▁instead ▁of ▁on ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁a pe xes ▁as ▁before . ▁ ▁Ob verse ▁The ▁Good ▁Service ▁Medal , ▁Silver ▁is ▁a ▁med all ion ▁with ▁a ▁scal loped ▁edge ▁and ▁a ▁raised ▁rim , ▁struck ▁in ▁silver , ▁ 3 8 ▁mill imet res ▁in ▁diameter ▁and ▁ 3 ▁mill imet res ▁thick ▁at ▁the ▁rim , ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁pre - 1 9 9 4 ▁South ▁African ▁Co at ▁of ▁Ar ms . ▁The ▁rib bon ▁susp ender ▁is ▁decor ated ▁with ▁prote as ▁and ▁leaves . ▁The ▁ob verse ▁is ▁identical