Efficiency Decoration (South Africa)
| Efficiency Decoration (South Africa) | |
|---|---|
Second King George V version | |
| Type | Military long service decoration |
| Awarded for | Twenty years service until 1949 Twelve years service from 1949 |
| Country | South Africa |
| Presented by | the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India |
| Eligibility | Officers of the Citizen Force |
| Post-nominals | ED |
| Status | Discontinued in 1952 |
| Established | 1930 |
| Final award | 1952 |
| Total | 886 |
Ribbon bar | |
| South African order of wear | |
| Next (higher) | Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (South Africa) |
| Equivalent | Efficiency Decoration Efficiency Decoration (Canada) Efficiency Decoration (New Zealand) |
| Next (lower) | Efficiency Medal (South Africa) |
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The Efficiency Decoration (South Africa), post-nominal letters ED, was instituted in 1930 for award to efficient and thoroughly capable part-time officers in the Citizen Force of the Union of South Africa after twenty years of service. The decoration superseded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration.
The decoration was replaced by the John Chard Decoration on 6 April 1952.