File:Ad Astra Decoration (AAD) (as approved).jpg
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English: South Africa instituted its own military orders, decorations and medals in 1952. However, South African equivalents of the British Distinguised Flying Cross (DFC) and Air Force Cross (AFC) were omitted at the time. This omission was only belatedly addressed at the end of the 1966-1989 Border War when the Air Force Command Council proposed the institution of the Ad Astra Decoration (AAD) and the Air Force Cross (CA).
Depicted is the final draft design of the Ad Astra Decoration as prepared by the State Herald's office, incorporating the alterations previously ordered by the Air Force Command Council.
Translating the two-dimensional paper drawing to a three-dimensional metal star proved difficult. Unlike some other South African decorations and medals with raised centres, such as the Air Force Cross and some versions of the Pro Patria Medal that were struck in two separate pieces, the star and castle of the Ad Astra Decoration was struck in one piece. This presented the manufacturer with some difficulty since the star is 5 millimetres thick at the centre of the castle, while the star points tapered down from 4 millimetres thick where their raised centres meet the castle to 2 millimetres at the edges. The five-pointed shape of the castle caused five structural weak points in the die, which resulted in several broken dies during production. (I was a Staff Officer at the SADF Personnel Division at the time, with the administration of military orders, decorations and medals as part of my duties, and I worked closely with the State Herald, Citizen Force Major Fred Brownell, in the design and approval of this and several other new decorations and medals in 1991. Fred Brownell, incidentally, also designed the new South African National Flag of 1994.) |
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circa June 1990 date QS:P,+1990-06-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902 |
Source | Own work |
Author | Col André Kritzinger |
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