It was awarded to members of the Permanent Force of the Union of South Africa who had completed eighteen years of reckonable service.

[1][2] The United Kingdom's Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was instituted by King William IV in 1830.

[1][3][4][5] On 23 September 1930, King George V cancelled the May 1895 Warrant of Queen Victoria in so far as it relates to the grant of medals for long service.

Instead of the name of the country, South Africa followed the British example and displayed the inscriptions "Staande Mag" and "Permanent Force" on the suspender bar.

An officer became eligible for the award of the clasp if twenty-two or more of the thirty years of service had been in the ranks and provided that the other criteria had been met.

[2][3] The fixed suspender has a bar attached to its top which bears, on the obverse only, the Afrikaans and English inscriptions "STAANDE MAG" and "PERMANENT FORCE" in two lines.