E-auction 692-746203 - LANGUEDOC (STATES OF ...) Jeton AR 29, l’Occitanie 1700
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Type : Jeton AR 29, l’Occitanie
Date: 1700
Metal : silver
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 8,44 g.
Edge : cannelée
Obverse
Obverse legend : LVDOVICVS. - MAGNVS. REX.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIV, au-dessous signature TB.
Obverse translation : (Louis le Grand roi).
Reverse
Reverse legend : SECVRA. QVIESCIT. OCCITANIA./ 1700.
Reverse description : La Province assise à gauche, tenant une corne d'abondance de la main droite, le coude gauche appuyé sur un bouclier aux armes de la ville ; à l'exergue en deux lignes : OCCITANIA./ 1700.
Reverse translation : (Elle se repose en pleine sécurité / Occitanie 1700).
Commentary
Le revers montre le Languedoc personnifié par une femme couronnée de lauriers et tenant dans la main droite une corne d’abondance, symbole de la prospérité, tandis qu’elle s’appuie sur un écu aux armes de la province. Une source (la Garonne) coule paisiblement à ses côtés. La légende rappelle la pacification espérée de la province en proie aux troubles religieux des Camisards.
The reverse shows Languedoc personified by a woman crowned with laurels and holding in her right hand a horn of plenty, symbol of prosperity, while she leans on a shield bearing the provincial coat of arms. A spring (the Garonne) flows peacefully beside her. The legend recalls the hoped-for pacification of the province, which was prey to the religious troubles of the Camisards.
The reverse shows Languedoc personified by a woman crowned with laurels and holding in her right hand a horn of plenty, symbol of prosperity, while she leans on a shield bearing the provincial coat of arms. A spring (the Garonne) flows peacefully beside her. The legend recalls the hoped-for pacification of the province, which was prey to the religious troubles of the Camisards.
Historical background
LANGUEDOC (STATES OF ...)
The Estates of Languedoc were made up of the archbishops and bishops of the province, nobles and delegates from the Third Estate appointed by the municipal bodies. Made up of working commissions, the States had the particular role of managing the accounts and distributing the direct royal taxes advanced in the form of a subscription by this country of states.. They also organized the means of communication through public works contracts. The tokens of the States were originally intended to be distributed to the members of the office of the account then, this distribution was extended to the members of the office of the recruits, to the president of the States, to the syndics general of the seneschalses, to the clerk for the king, to the stock exchange treasurer, etc.. They could also be given as a gratuity or as a tribute to external personalities.. Made in Paris with vintages between 1634 and 1790, these tokens were distributed in the form of purses of around one hundred tokens. The most recent "Directory of tokens and medals of the Estates General of Languedoc" was written by M. Gérard Pinto, Notebooks of the bibliophile agreement of Montpellier, 1993.
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