Order of Merit (Cameroon)
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| Order of Merit Ordre du Mérite Camerounais | |
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| Type | Order |
| Awarded for | High services to the State |
| Presented by |  Cameroon |
.svg){kind=small} Ribbon bar of the order | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of Valour |
| Next (lower) | Order of Agricultural Merit |
The Order of Merit is an order of knighthood of the Cameroon.
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
- Order of Agricultural Merit
- Order of Sports Merit
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 subdivided into four grades of merit:
- Grand Cordon
- Commander
- Officer
- Knight