Order of Valour
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| Order of Valour Ordre de la Valeur |
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Awarded by  Cameroon |
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| Type | Order |
| Awarded for | High services to the State |
| Precedence | |
| Next (lower) | Order of Merit (Cameroon) |
| 80px Ribbon bar of the order |
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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
External links
- World Medals Index, Cameroon: Order of Valour
References
- ↑ National Orders of Cameroon (French)
