fjt_790570 - TRÉSOR ROYAL FERME DES AIDES 1639
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Type : FERME DES AIDES
Date: 1639
Metal : brass
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,63 g.
Edge : lisse
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Jeton provenant de la Collection MARINECHE
Obverse
Obverse legend : * FERME. * * DES. AIDES *.
Obverse description : Écus de France et de Navarre couronnés et entourés du double collier.
Reverse
Reverse legend : SUPERFLUA. DEMO ; À L'EXERGUE : 1639.
Reverse description : Un vigneron taillant à gauche des ceps de vigne.
Reverse translation : J'enlève ce qui est en trop.
Commentary
Il s'agit bien entendu du service du fisc et non d'agriculture. Le terme d'aides s'appliquait au départ à tous les impots en général jusqu'à la création d'impositions spécialisées.
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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