SPAIN - ORDER OF ISABELLE THE CATHOLIC, created in 1815 Franco era Commander's Cross of the diplomat Jacques Tiné In vermeil and enamel, surmounted by an enamelled laurel wreath. Reverse with the numeral "FG" under the wreath. With tie. 79 x 62 mm (3 ¼ x 2 ½ in.) - Gross weight: 50 g. In a case made by Cejalvo in Madrid, decorated with a gilded brass motif with the large coat of arms of Franco's Spain. Provenance : Jacques Tiné (1914-2008), diplomat; By descent to the current owner An Order of Isabella the Catholic Commander's Cross of the diplomat Jacques Tiné, dating from the Franco era Biography : Jacques Tiné (1914-2008) Joined the shock battalion in Algiers in 1942, with which he fought in Tunisia and took part in the liberation of Corsica in September 1943 aboard the Casabianca, before joining the Gaullist representation in Lisbon. He held several diplomatic posts after the Liberation, notably in Denmark and Morocco.