Pro Virtute Decoration
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The Pro Virtute Decoration was a South African military decoration awarded for distinguished conduct and leadership in combat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pro Virtute Decoration canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10652814 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pro Virtute Decoration Context triple: [Orders, decorations, and medals of South Africa, hasPart, Pro Virtute Decoration]
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A.
Virtute et Veritate
Virtute et Veritate is the Latin school motto of Pocklington School, expressing its guiding values of virtue and truth.
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B.
Virtus Vera Nobilitas
Virtus Vera Nobilitas is the Latin motto of Trinity College, Cambridge, expressing the ideal that true nobility is found in virtue.
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C.
Decus et Veritas
Decus et Veritas is the Latin motto of Rockford College, traditionally translated as "Honor and Truth."
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D.
Veritas Virtusque
Veritas Virtusque is the Latin motto of Coe College, expressing the institution’s commitment to truth and virtue.
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E.
“Ne Desit Virtus”
“Ne Desit Virtus” is the Latin motto of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, traditionally translated as “Let Valor Not Fail” or “Courage Shall Not Fail.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pro Virtute Decoration Target entity description: The Pro Virtute Decoration was a South African military decoration awarded for distinguished conduct and leadership in combat.
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A.
Virtute et Veritate
Virtute et Veritate is the Latin school motto of Pocklington School, expressing its guiding values of virtue and truth.
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B.
Virtus Vera Nobilitas
Virtus Vera Nobilitas is the Latin motto of Trinity College, Cambridge, expressing the ideal that true nobility is found in virtue.
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C.
Decus et Veritas
Decus et Veritas is the Latin motto of Rockford College, traditionally translated as "Honor and Truth."
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D.
Veritas Virtusque
Veritas Virtusque is the Latin motto of Coe College, expressing the institution’s commitment to truth and virtue.
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E.
“Ne Desit Virtus”
“Ne Desit Virtus” is the Latin motto of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, traditionally translated as “Let Valor Not Fail” or “Courage Shall Not Fail.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African military decoration
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
distinguished conduct in combat
ⓘ
leadership in combat ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
members of the South African Air Force
ⓘ
members of the South African Army ⓘ members of the South African Medical Service ⓘ members of the South African Navy ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | South African Defence Force ⓘ |
| campaign | South African Border War ⓘ |
| claspAvailable | yes ⓘ |
| claspAwardedFor | a second award of the decoration ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| discontinued | 2003 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
South African Defence Force personnel
ⓘ
officers ⓘ |
| era | South African Defence Force honours system ⓘ |
| established | 1987 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | for bravery ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Maltese cross with the South African coat of arms in the centre ⓘ |
| orderOfWear |
higher: Honoris Crux Silver
ⓘ
lower: Southern Cross Medal (1975) ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Cross Medal
|
| periodOfUse | late apartheid era ⓘ |
| postNominals | PVD ⓘ |
| presentedBy | State President of South Africa ⓘ |
| relatedDecoration |
Honoris Crux
ⓘ
linked to:
Honoris Crux decoration
Pro Merito Decoration ⓘ |
| replacedBy | post-2003 South African National Defence Force bravery decorations ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | pre-1994 South African coat of arms ⓘ |
| ribbonDescription | dark green with a central orange stripe ⓘ |
| shape | Maltese cross ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successor | Nkwe ya Boronse ⓘ |
| type | decoration for combat leadership ⓘ |
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Subject: Pro Virtute Decoration Description of subject: The Pro Virtute Decoration was a South African military decoration awarded for distinguished conduct and leadership in combat.
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