E-auction 635-635998 - MONNAIE DE PARIS MONNOYERS DU SERMENT DE FRANCE 1649
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Type : MONNOYERS DU SERMENT DE FRANCE
Date: 1649
Metal : brass
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,82 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène avec des traces d’usure, quelques coups et rayures. Taches d’oxydation
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : MONNOYERS DE PARIS DU SERMENT DE FRANCE.
Obverse description : Écu couronné aux armes des ouvriers de la Monnaie avec marteaux et besants entre 16 et 49.
Reverse
Reverse legend : IEAN GRAND CERF 1643.
Reverse description : Les armes parlantes du monnayeur avec un grand cerf et un besant. On notera la présence d'un marteau entre deux fleurs de lys dans le bandeau.
Commentary
Le serment de France est un serment général des monnayeurs du royaume par opposition aux serments régionaux. Les monnayeurs prêtent serment de la même manière que les médecins ont le serment d'Hippocrate.
Historical background
MONNAIE DE PARIS
(16th-18th centuries)
The Monnaie de Paris was located in the 17th century on the site of the current Samaritaine. The issuing bank was formed from the agglomeration of small plots and medieval houses which gave this establishment a heterogeneous appearance. Not far from its location, behind the Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois church, is still the rue de l'Arbre sec, recalling that a gallows had been established there to punish in particular some counterfeiters. The few plans from the 18th century show us a succession of small rooms, of different sizes and located on different levels, some of them vacant because they had suffered a fire. Renovation projects were proposed around 1750 but were not immediately implemented. After an exchange contract with land located around the former Hôtel de Conti, the Monnaie de Paris will be transferred to its current location. The old coin will be razed during the second half of the 18th century.
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