FRANCE Set of three decorations awarded to the diplomat Jacques Tiné Comprising: - A Commander's Star of the National Order of Merit in gilt and enamel (minor deformations to the points) Centres in several parts. Crab and goldsmith hallmark. With its tie. 86 x 58 mm (3 ½ x 2 ½ in.) - Gross weight: 46 g. T.T.B. - An officer's star of the Legion of Honour IVth Republic. In vermeil and enamel. Rosette ribbon. 59 x 40 mm (2 ½ x 1 ¾ in.) - Gross weight: 22 g. - Croix de guerre 1939-1940. In patinated bronze. Ribbon. SUP. A set of three decorations of the diplomat Jacques Tiné Provenance : Jacques Tiné (1914-2008), diplomat; By descent to the current owner 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.