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Token - Assembly of the French clergy
1730 year| Silver | 10.41 g | 30 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals |
| Year | 1730 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 10.41 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#167939 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
4-line inscription in laurel wreath.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CONVENTUS
CLERI
GALLICANI
MDCCXXX.
Edge
Plain
Comment
The Assembly of the Clergy is the ecclesiastical institution of Ancien Régime France. It enjoys the protection of the King and immunity from taxation (formulated at the Lateran Councils III and IV - 1179 and 1215).There are two types of assemblies: the small ones, known as "assemblées des comptes", which bring together thirty-two deputies (two per province); and the large assemblies (sixty-four deputies), called upon to resolve religious issues (relations with Rome, Protestants, Jansenism, etc.). The last assembly was held in 1788.
Bibliography
MOUSNIER R., "Les Institutions de la France sous la monarchie absolue", Paris, 1974, t. I, pp. 284-288;
BLET P., "Le clergé de France et la monarchie. Étude sur les assemblées générales du clergé de France de 1615 à 1666", 2 vols, Rome, 1959.
