▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁P erman ent ▁Force ▁Good ▁Service ▁Medal ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁Re verse ▁The ▁reverse ▁is ▁ins cribed ▁" V IR ▁T RO UE ▁DI EN S " ▁and ▁" FOR ▁GO OD ▁SER VICE " ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁med als , ▁mint ed ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁M int , ▁have ▁a ▁raised ▁rim ▁and ▁decor ated ▁rib bon ▁susp ender , ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁ob verse . ▁The ▁med als ▁and ▁rib bon ▁susp enders ▁were ▁mint ed ▁separately ▁and ▁sol der ed ▁together . ▁The ▁medal ▁number ▁was ▁im pressed ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁on ▁the ▁rim . ▁ ▁Rib b ons ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁instit uted ▁as ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁Good ▁Service ▁Medal , ▁Silver ▁for ▁award ▁to ▁all ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Def ence ▁Force , ▁three ▁separate ▁rib b ons ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁three ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Force . ▁They ▁were ▁all ▁ 3 2 ▁mill imet res ▁wide ▁and ▁green , ▁with ▁two ▁ 1 ▁mill imet re ▁wide ▁bands , ▁ 2 ▁mill imet res ▁from ▁each ▁side ▁and ▁spac ed ▁ 1 ▁mill imet re ▁apart , ▁in ▁white ▁to ▁indicate ▁P erman ent ▁Force ▁service , ▁in ▁dark ▁blue ▁to ▁indicate ▁Cit izen ▁Force ▁service ▁or ▁in ▁orange ▁to ▁indicate ▁Comm ando ▁service . ▁Orange , ▁white ▁and ▁blue ▁are ▁the ▁colours ▁of ▁the ▁pre - 1 9 9 4 ▁national ▁flag . ▁ ▁These ▁three ▁rib b ons