fjt_795340 - TRÉSOR ROYAL Trésor royal 1720
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Type : Trésor royal
Date: 1720
Metal : silver
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,33 g.
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUD. XV. D. G. FR. ET. NAV. REX..
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XV , type Guéant Prieur 518L.
Obverse translation : Louis XV, par la grâce de Dieu, roi des Francs et de Navarre.
Reverse
Reverse legend : FELIX DILUVIES. ; À L'EXERGUE : TRESOR ROYAL M. DCC.XX.
Reverse description : Le Nil couché, le coude appuyé sur un sphinx et versant son urne qui forme un lac. Devant lui, un crocodile nageant. Au fond, à droite, les Pyramides. A gauche, une montagne et à l'horizon, le phare d'Alexandrie.
Reverse translation : Une crue salutaire.
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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