fjt_128056 - MAISON DU ROI Émission de 1784 n.d.
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Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 55.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 55.00 €
Type : Émission de 1784
Date: n.d.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 32 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 13,04 g.
Edge : lisse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LOUIS XVI. ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XVI, signé GATT , type Guéant Prieur 742D.
Reverse
Reverse legend : TRESORERIE GENERALE - DE LA MAISON DU ROI.
Reverse description : Deux anges sur les nuages, soutenant l'écu ovale de France couronné.
Commentary
Administration qui remplissait une partie des fonctions du Trésor Public moderne. Buste rare.
Historical background
MAISON DU ROI
The medieval Hôtel du Roi gave way to the Maison du Roi, comprising two branches: one civil, the other military. It was headed by a secretary of state at the King's Household. The civil house is composed of about 4000 people headed by the grand chaplain, the grand master, the grand chamberlain, the first doctor, the grand master of ceremonies, the grand squire, etc. It includes 22 departments: music, wardrobe, large stable, etc. The military household included four companies of bodyguards, one of a hundred Swiss, etc..
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