9-843: MSSA may refer to: Member of the Order of the Star of South Africa Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus , a subspecies of bacterium Military Selective Service Act , a law establishing the current Selective Service System in the United States Military-style semi-automatic , a firearm (abbreviation commonly used in New Zealand) Mind Sports South Africa Montreal Student Space Associations MSSA Chemical company ,
18-609: A French chemical company, also known as Métaux Spéciaux Master of Science in Social Administration , master's degree from the Mandel School at Case Western Reserve University, equivalent to a master of social work Multi-channel/-variate Singular spectrum analysis , an extension of the SSA technique Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
27-400: Is in blue enamel. Two four-pointed stars are superimposed on one another and, together, on the cross, with a diamond in the centre. The pre-1994 South African Coat of Arms is displayed on the reverse. The obverse of the SSA and SSAS classes in both divisions have protea flowers between the arms of the cross. Each class has its own distinctive ribbon, the first three classes being worn around
36-472: The New Rush , leading to the establishment of Kimberley . The order was initially a purely military honour that was conferred on general and flag officers in two classes: The Order of the Star of South Africa was expanded on 17 October 1978 when a civilian division in five classes was added. These were bestowed on civilians in defence-related industries and organisations. The five classes are: In 1988
45-547: The Civilian Division was renamed the Non-military Division and eligibility for the honours was extended to include senior police, railways police, prisons and intelligence officers, as well as foreign military attachés. The post-nominal letters CSSA, OSSA and MSSA were retrospectively authorised for the non-military division in 2005. The obverse of the order is a gold or silver Maltese cross, which
54-744: The President of South Africa to general and flag officers of the South African Defence Force for services concerning national defence and security. It replaced the Star of South Africa decoration of 1952. A civilian division was added in 1978. The order was named after the first large diamond to be found in South Africa, the Star of South Africa that was found on the banks of the Orange River in 1869 and that sparked
63-538: The Star of South Africa The Order of the Star of South Africa was a South African National Order that consisted of seven decorations in two military and five non-military classes. The order was discontinued on 2 December 2002. The Order of the Star of South Africa was instituted by the Republic of South Africa on 1 July 1975. The decorations of the order were awarded by the State President and, from 1994,
72-468: The neck, and the others on the chest. In the military division, the SSA ribbon is plain dark blue and the SSAS ribbon is dark blue with a white band down the centre. Until 1988 the Star of South Africa, Gold also had a gold neck chain for ceremonial occasions. In the non-military division, the ribbons are dark blue with different combinations of orange and white bands: Eight-pointed breast stars, displaying
81-432: The title MSSA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MSSA&oldid=967430382 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Order of
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