Order of Valour

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Order of Valour
Ordre de la Valeur
Order of Valour commander badge (Cameroon 1961-1972) - Tallinn Museum of Orders.jpg
First version (1961-1972)
Awarded by  Cameroon
TypeState order
Established1961
Awarded forHigh services to the State
Grand MasterPresident of Cameroon
Classes
  • Grand Cordon
  • Grand Officer
  • Commander
  • Officer
  • Knight
Precedence
Next (lower)Order of Merit (Cameroon)
Ordre de la Valeur (Cameroun) Chevalier 2nd type ribbon.svg
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 (Cameroon) - Grand Cordon, Commander, Officer, Knight
  • - Commander, Officer, Knight
  • - 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 Ordre de la Valeur (Cameroun) GC 2nd type ribbon.svg
  • Grand Officer Ordre de la Valeur (Cameroun) GO 2nd type ribbon.svg
  • Commander Ordre de la Valeur (Cameroun) Commandeur 2nd type ribbon.svg
  • Officer Ordre de la Valeur (Cameroun) Officier 2nd type ribbon.svg
  • Knight Ordre de la Valeur (Cameroun) Chevalier 2nd type ribbon.svg

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
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