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Type : Jeton Cu 26, Trésor royal
Date: 1688
Metal : brass
Diameter : 26,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,87 g.
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Obverse
Obverse legend : LVDOVICVS. - MAGNVS. REX..
Obverse description : Buste de Louis XIV présentant un petit drapé, signé N, type Guéant Prieur 408D.
Obverse translation : Louis le grand, Roi.
Reverse
Reverse legend : VT. DITET. ABVNDAT. ; À L'EXERGUE : ÆRARIVM. REGIVM .1688..
Reverse description : La crue du Nil en Égypte. A droite, un palmier ; à gauche, les Pyramides et des colonnes.
Reverse translation : Il déborde pour enrichir ; à l’exergue : Trésor royal.
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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