▁Medal ▁for ▁Fa ith ful ▁Service , ▁ 1 0 ▁Years . ▁ ▁South ▁African ▁National ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁from ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁▁▁ ▁Official ▁S AN DF ▁order ▁of ▁preced ence : ▁ ▁Pre ced ed ▁by ▁the ▁John ▁Ch ard ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁S uc ceed ed ▁by ▁the ▁Medal ▁for ▁Long ▁Service ▁and ▁Good ▁Con duct , ▁Bron ze ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁B oph uth ats w ana . ▁Official ▁national ▁order ▁of ▁preced ence : ▁ ▁Pre ced ed ▁by ▁the ▁Police ▁Medal ▁for ▁Fa ith ful ▁Service ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁S uc ceed ed ▁by ▁the ▁Police ▁Medal ▁for ▁Fa ith ful ▁Service ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁B oph uth ats w ana . ▁ ▁Description ▁Initial ly ▁all ▁South ▁African ▁military ▁orders , ▁decor ations ▁and ▁med als ▁were ▁mint ed ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁M int , ▁but ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁c . ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁manufact uring ▁of ▁all ▁new ▁awards , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁further ▁production ▁of ▁older ▁awards , ▁were ▁put ▁out ▁to ▁tender ▁by ▁private ▁enter pr ises . ▁Since ▁the ▁tool ing ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁awards ▁was ▁retained ▁by ▁the ▁M int , ▁private ▁manufact ur ers ▁had ▁to ▁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