Order of Valour
{{Short description|Order of knighthood of Cameroon}}
{{For|the Kazakhstani order|Order of Valor (Kazakhstan)}}
{{infobox order
| name = Order of Valour
{{lang|fr|Ordre de la Valeur}}
| image = Order of Valour commander badge (Cameroon 1961-1972) - Tallinn Museum of Orders.jpg
| caption = First version (1961-1972)
| awarded_by = {{CMR}}
| country =
| type = State order
| eligibility =
| for = High services to the State
| head_title = Grand Master
| head = President of Cameroon
| status =
| classes = {{plainlist|*Grand Cordon
- Grand Officer
- Commander
- Officer
- Knight}}
| motto =
| post-nominals =
| established = 1961
| first_award =
| last_award =
| total =
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| individual =
| higher =
| same =
| lower = Order of Merit
| related =
| image2 = Ordre de la Valeur (Cameroun) Chevalier 2nd type ribbon.svg
| image_size2 = 80px
| caption2 = 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:[https://web.archive.org/web/20111013033205/http://atangana-eteme-emeran.com/spip.php?article2524 National Orders of Cameroon] (French)
- 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
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{cite web|title=ORDONNANCE N° 72/24 DU 30/11/1972 Portant réorganisation des Ordres Nationaux et de la Grande Chancellerie de la République Unie du Cameroun.|url=http://www.minfopra.gov.cm/textes/REPARATIONS/ORDONNANCE%20N%C2%B0%2072-24%20DU%2030-11-1972%20sur%20les%20ordes%20nationaux.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reform|accessdate=13 April 2018}}
- [http://www.medals.org.uk/cameroon/cameroon001.htm World Medals Index], Cameroon: Order of Valour