fjt_685674 - TRÉSOR ROYAL Jeton Ar 28, Trésor royal 1755
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Type : Jeton Ar 28, Trésor royal
Date: 1755
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,24 g.
Edge : cannelée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUD. XV. REX - CHRISTIANISS..
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XV, signé fm. Buste N°338a.
Obverse translation : Louis XV, roi très chrétien.
Reverse
Reverse legend : DIVISUS PRODEST ; À L'EXERGUE : TRESOR ROYAL 1755..
Reverse description : Fleuve assis sur un rocher élevé, et se retournant à gauche, tenant une rame et versant sa source.
Reverse translation : C'est en se partageant qu'elle est utile.
Commentary
La symbolique de l’eau qui irrigue et fertilise est très fréquente sur les jetons du Trésor royal. L’eau qui s’écoule est censée symboliser le rôle même de l’administration et l’idée est la même que celle fréquemment employée des rayons qui émanent du soleil.
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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