South Africa Medal (1880)
| South Africa Medal (1880) | |
|---|---|
| Type | Military Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Campaign service |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | the Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India |
| Eligibility | British forces & Colonial volunteers |
| Campaign(s) | Gaika-Gcaleka War 1877-8 War against Chief Pokwane 1878 Griqua War 1878 Sekhukhune War 1878 Anglo-Zulu War 1879 War against Chief Moirosi 1879 Sekhukhune War 1879 |
| Clasps | 1877 1877-8 1877-8-9 1877-9 1878 1878-9 1879 |
| Established | 1 August 1880 |
| Total | Circa 36,600 |
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| Order of wear | |
| Next (higher) | Ashantee Medal |
| Next (lower) | Afghanistan Medal (United Kingdom) |
| Related | South Africa Medal (1853) |
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The South Africa Medal (1880), often referred to as the Zulu War Medal, is a campaign medal instituted in 1880 and awarded by the British Government to members of the British Army, Royal Naval Brigade and Colonial Volunteers who were involved in a series of South African tribal wars in the Cape of Good Hope, Colony of Natal and Transvaal between 1877 and 1879, most notably for the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.