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Live auction - fjt_541243 - CHURCHES LOUIS XV - Marguillers de Saint-Merry 1754

CHURCHES LOUIS XV - Marguillers de Saint-Merry  VF
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Estimate : 60 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 30 July 2019 16:56:24
Type : LOUIS XV - Marguillers de Saint-Merry
Date: 1754
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 8 g.
Edge : Lisse
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : LUD. XV. REX - CHRISTIANISS.
Obverse description : Tête laurée à droite de Louis XV, signée m [n°334].

Reverse


Reverse legend : MARGUILLERS DE SAINT MERRY 1754.
Reverse description : Rameaux, tiare, croix et crosse.

Commentary


Les marguillers étaient des laïcs chargés de l'administration des revenus de la paroisse: ils réglaient le tarif des bancs à l'église, des inhumations, nommaient les chantres, bedeaux, sonneurs Ils avaient, avec le curé, la garde des clefs et des ornements de l'église Elus parmi les notables de la paroisse, ils jouaient souvent le rôle de magistrats municipaux.

Historical background


CHURCHES

The churches, of significant economic importance due to the factories, had their account tokens, most often banal. Over time, they became specific and primarily related to social status. In the 19th century, there are, in addition to religious wedding medals, baptism or confirmation medals.

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