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Type : Jeton Ar 29, Trésor royal
Date: 1728
Metal : silver
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,46 g.
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUD. XV. REX - CHRISTIANISS..
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XV, signé DU VIVIER. F., type Guéant Prieur 540M.
Obverse translation : Louis XV, roi très chrétien.
Reverse
Reverse legend : BELLO PACIQUE LABORAT ; À L'EXERGUE : TRESOR ROYAL. 1728..
Reverse description : Vulcain assis dans une grotte, forgeant un caducée, à ses pieds, un bouclier, un foudre. Signé : IB.
Reverse translation : Il travaille pour la guerre et pour la paix.
Commentary
Buste rare. Cet exemplaire est celui qui illustre le type dans le Guéant-Prieur.
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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