Order of Merit (Cameroon)
This article is about the Cameroonian order. For similarly named orders, see Order of Merit (disambiguation).
| Order of Merit Ordre du Mérite Camerounais | |
|---|---|
Awarded by  Cameroon | |
| Type | Order |
| Awarded for | High services to the State |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of Valour |
| Next (lower) | Order of Agricultural Merit (Cameroon) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Ribbon bar of the order | |
The Order of Merit 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)
- Order of Agricultural Merit (Cameroon)
- Order of Sports Merit (Cameroon)
Insignia
The ribbon of the order is yellow since 1972. It was made of red, yellow and green stripes earlier.
Grades
The Order of Merit is suddivided into four grades of merit :
- Grand Cordon
- Commander
- Officer
- Knight
References
- ↑ National Orders of Cameroon (French)
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