fjt_02293 - TRÉSOR ROYAL CHAMBRE DU TRÉSOR ROYAL 1743
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Type : CHAMBRE DU TRÉSOR ROYAL
Date: 1743
Metal : red copper
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUD. XV. REX CHRISTIANISS.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XV signé M [n°320].
Obverse translation : Louis XV, Roi très chrétien.
Reverse
Reverse legend : TANTA NEGOTIA SOLUS. ; À L'EXERGUE : TRESOR ROYAL. 1743.
Reverse description : Atlas accroupi à gauche, portant le globe étoilé avec le Zodiaque, on voit les signes de la Balance et du Scorpion.
Reverse translation : Seul à supporter de si grandes affaires.
Historical background
TRÉSOR ROYAL
The first Capetian kings settled their personal affairs themselves by calling on a Chancellor and four Ministers of the King's Household: the Seneschal, the Constable, the Grand Bouteiller and the Grand Chamberlain. The Grand Bouteiller managed the Royal Treasury with the Grand Chambrier. Under Philip IV, the Chamber of Accounts appears and in 1311, the Superintendent of Finance is assisted by a Treasurer. Royal Treasury and Public Treasury are nevertheless confused until Charles V. Under Charles VII, the Treasurers are increased to four and are responsible for establishing the revenue budget. Under François I, the kingdom was divided into sixteen jurisdictions with a Receiver General at their heads and a Treasurer of Savings who centralized everything..
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