GREAT BRITAIN - ROYAL ORDER OF VICTORIA, created in 1896 Commander's Cross for Jacques Tiné Gilt and enamel (chip). Plain reverse stamped "C1056". Diameter: 58 mm (2 ½ in.) - Gross weight: 30 g. Tie with fastening. In its Collingwood case, sheathed in shaped green velvet, marked on the lid "C.V.O", with wearing instructions. T.T.B. Source : Jacques Tiné (1914-2008), diplomat; By descent to the current owner A Royal Victorian Order Commander's Cross of the diplomat Jacques Tiné 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.