fjt_955528 - TRÉSOR ROYAL LOUIS XV 1738
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Type : LOUIS XV
Date: 1738
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,71 g.
Edge : cannelée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUD. XV. REX - CHRISTIANISS..
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XV, signé DU VIVIER.
Obverse translation : Louis XV, roi très chrétien.
Reverse
Reverse legend : DECET ESSE PERENNEM. ; À L'EXERGUE : TRESOR ROYAL 1738..
Reverse description : Fleuve assis, tenant une rame et une urne renversée.
Reverse translation : Il doit être éternel.
Commentary
Buste rare.
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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