Order of Valour

Order of Valour Ordre de la Valeur
First version (1961-1972)
Awarded by  Cameroon
Type	State order
Established	1961
Awarded for	High services to the State
Grand Master	President of Cameroon
Classes	Grand Cordon Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight
Precedence
Next (lower)	Order of Merit
Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of Valour is an order of knighthood of 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 - 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

The ribbon of the order is red.

Grades

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

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

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Cameroon

References

1. National Orders of Cameroon (French)

External links

• "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