| Order of Merit Ordre du Mérite Camerounais | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Order |
| Awarded for | High services to the State |
| Presented by |  Cameroon |
 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]
The ribbon of the order is yellow since 1972. It was made of red, yellow and green stripes earlier.
The Order of Merit is subdivided into four grades of merit:
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