▁Bron ze ▁is ▁a ▁med all ion ▁with ▁a ▁scal loped ▁edge ▁and ▁a ▁raised ▁rim , ▁ 3 8 ▁mill imet res ▁in ▁diameter ▁and ▁ 3 ▁mill imet res ▁thick ▁at ▁the ▁rim . ▁The ▁rib bon ▁susp ender ▁is ▁decor ated ▁with ▁prote as ▁and ▁leaves . ▁The ▁ob verse ▁is ▁identical ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁P erman ent ▁Force ▁Good ▁Service ▁Medal ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁pre - 1 9 9 4 ▁South ▁African ▁Co at ▁of ▁Ar ms . ▁ ▁Re verse ▁The ▁reverse ▁is ▁ins cribed ▁" V IR ▁T RO UE ▁DI EN S " ▁and ▁" FOR ▁GO OD ▁SER VICE " ▁in ▁four ▁lines . ▁The ▁original ▁med als , ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁M int , ▁have ▁a ▁raised ▁rim ▁and ▁decor ated ▁rib bon ▁susp ender ▁on ▁the ▁reverse , ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁ob verse . ▁The ▁med als ▁and ▁susp enders ▁were ▁mint ed ▁separately ▁and ▁sol der ed ▁together . ▁The ▁medal ▁number ▁was ▁im pressed ▁or ▁eng ra ved ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁on ▁the ▁rim . ▁ ▁Rib b ons ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁instit uted ▁as ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁Good ▁Service ▁Medal , ▁Bron ze , ▁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