fjt_685335 - TRÉSOR ROYAL LOUIS XIV 1713
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Type : LOUIS XIV
Date: 1713
Metal : copper
Diameter : 28,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,01 g.
Edge : Lisse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUDOVICUS. MAGNUS. REX.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIV signé TB [n°246].
Obverse translation : Louis le Grand, Roi.
Reverse
Reverse legend : SUA .CUIQUE. MINISTRAT ; À L'EXERGUE : TRESOR. ROYAL. 1713.
Reverse description : Trois cyclopes travaillant au caducée, symbole de la paix. Au pied de l'enclume, un foudre et d'autres armes et instruments.
Reverse translation : Chacun s'occupe à sa tâche.
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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