Order of Valour

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Order of Valour
Ordre de la Valeur
Awarded by  Cameroon
Type Order
Awarded for High services to the State
Precedence
Next (lower) Order of Merit (Cameroon)

Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of Valour is an order of knighthood of the Cameroon.

History

It is regulated by the ordonnance N° 72/24 of 30 November 1972. It is one of the four orders of Cameroon:[1]

  • Order of Valour
  • Order of Merit (Cameroon) - Grand Cordon, Commander, Officer, Knight
  • Order of Agricultural Merit (Cameroon) - Commander, Officer, Knight
  • Order of Sports Merit (Cameroon) - 1st Class, 2nd Class, 3rd Class

Insignia

The ribbon of the order is red.

Grades

The Order of Valour is suddivided into five grades of merit :

  • Grand Cordon
  • Grand Officer
  • Commander
  • Officer
  • Knight

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References

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