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[Marcon1]

Hi, can anyone tell me what medal this is.

It's a South African medal (City of Johannesburg), but that's all I know.

What does the abbreviation N.E.A.D.  A.N.B.S. mean (English/Afrikaans ??).

Also, what was it issued for ?

Thank you for your help.

[Sampo]

Hi Marcon1,

NEAD means, the Non-European Affairs Department, and ABNS is probably the Dutch equivalent, but I could not find any confirmation on that.

Cheers

Sampo 

[Arthur R]

Sampo is quite correct.  ANBS was the Afrikaans name of the department -- I believe it stood for "Afdeling Nie-Blanke Sake". 

This is an apartheid-era medal, from the period 1955 - 1973.  It was awarded to the city's Black municipal police officials who were employed in the Black residential areas of the city.  Apparently it was a medal for bravery.   

[Marcon1]

Thanks guys for the info.

Regards, Marcon1.

[Marcon1]

Hiya, just found this on the WWW.

 

PS: Has anyone any idea from which book this comes, would like to know.

Thanks.

[peter monahan]

'Awarded by non-European uniformed SERVANTS of the Municipality.'  Emphasis added by me.  Interesting peek into the apartheid era official mind or just a poor translation from Afrikaans?

[Marcon1]

PS: Has anyone any idea from which book this comes, would like to know.

Thanks.

PPS:

Just found the answer = Awards of the South African uniformed public services, 1922-1987: The South African Police, South African Railways Police, South African Prisons Service  – 1988

by: S Monick (Author)