Jeton - Louis XV - Payeurs des rentes "Fide Qua Sumpta Rependo" 1717 front

Jeton - Louis XV - Payeurs des rentes "Fide Qua Sumpta Rependo" 1717 back

Jeton - Louis XV - Payeurs des rentes "Fide Qua Sumpta Rependo" 1717 photo

Jeton - Louis XV - Payeurs des rentes "Fide Qua Sumpta Rependo"

1717 year


Silver	8.98 g	30 mm

Description

Location	France
King	Louis XV (1715-1774)
Type	Utility items › Counter tokens
Year	1717
Composition	Silver
Weight	8.98 g
Diameter	30 mm
Thickness	1 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated	2024-11-13

References

Numista	N#358232
Rarity index	97%

Reverse

The Good Faith (Fides) seated on the left is counting sums on a carpeted table with her right hand, and pouring coins from a cornucopia into open purses with her left. Legend around and in exergue with date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FIDE QUA SUMPTA REPENDO
PAYEURS DES
RENTES
1717.

Edge

Milled.

Comment

The edicts of 1576 and 1594 created the office of annuity paymaster at the Hôtel de Ville de Paris, and the number of these offices grew rapidly: by 1714, there were no fewer than 71, doubled by the number of controllers who attended payments and verified that the parties involved were indeed the owners of the annuities. The deliberate complexity of this system meant that payments could only be obtained at the cost of many delays and formalities. These difficulties were expected to discourage some annuitants from collecting their dues, which in turn had a negative impact on public credit. (CGB)

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Des édits de 1576 et 1594 créèrent des charges de payeurs de rentes de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris et le nombre de ces offices s'accrut rapidement: il n'y en avait pas moins de 71 en 1714, doublés par autant de contrôleurs qui assistaient aux paiements et vérifiaient si les parties prenantes étaient bien les propriétaires des rentes. La complexité voulue de ce système faisait que les paiements ne s'obtenaient qu'au prix de beaucoup de délais et de formalités. On comptait sur ces difficultés pour décourager certains rentiers de toucher leur dû, ce qui n'était pas sans causer du tort au crédit public. (CGB)

Jeton - Louis XV - Payeurs des rentes "Fide Qua Sumpta Rependo"

Reverse

Edge

Comment

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