Order of Valour
Appearance
Order of Valour Ordre de la Valeur | |
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Awarded by Cameroon | |
Type | State order |
Established | 1961 |
Awarded for | High services to the State |
Grand Master | President of Cameroon |
Classes |
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Precedence | |
Next (lower) | Order of Merit |
Ribbon bar of the order |
The Order of Valour is an order of knighthood of Cameroon.
History
[edit]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 - 5 grades : GC, GO, Com, Off. and Knight
- Order of Merit - Grand Cordon, Commander, Officer, Knight
- Order of Agricultural Merit - Commander, Officer, Knight
- Order of Sports Merit - 1st Class, 2nd Class, 3rd Class
Insignia
[edit]The ribbon of the order is red.
Grades
[edit]The Order of Valour is subdivided into five grades of merit :
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Orders of Cameroon (French)
External links
[edit]- "ORDONNANCE N° 72/24 DU 30/11/1972 Portant réorganisation des Ordres Nationaux et de la Grande Chancellerie de la République Unie du Cameroun" (PDF). Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reform. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- World Medals Index, Cameroon: Order of Valour