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CHAMBRE DES COMPTES DU ROI
1600 year| Brass | 5.5 g | 27 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| King | Henry IV (Henri IV) (1589-1610) |
| Type | Utility items › Counter tokens |
| Year | 1600 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 5.5 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#348284 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Crowned globe in the middle of a triple circle, the last of which consists of flames. The legend around and in the exergue, the date below. A grenetis on the rim.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
NVMERO. STANT. OMNIA. CERTO ;
à l'exergue : SVBDVCE. RATIO.
1600
Edge
Plain
Comment
CHAMBRE DES COMPTES DU ROILike the King's Council, the Chambre des Comptes was a dismemberment of the former King's Court, in the part responsible for overseeing the royal estate, handling finances and auditing the accounts of the King's agents. Its role was to register edicts and declarations concerning the domain, letters of ennoblement, naturalization, pensions and so on. It also registered royal marriage contracts and peace treaties. The Chambre des Comptes had civil and criminal jurisdiction over its own officers and over offenses committed within its precincts near the Sainte-Chapelle. Its jurisdiction extended to the whole kingdom in certain areas (war, navy, colonies, royal treasury, highways and bridges, etc.), but the provincial audit chambers excluded certain accounts from its jurisdiction. The Chambre des Comptes prided itself on being the oldest in the kingdom, ahead of the Parlement. Its officers enjoyed important privileges: nobility, the title of King's Councillor, free salt, exemptions from taille, corvée, etc.
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