Marine 1748

Here is a token of the called administration " Marine " for the year 1748.

This administration managed financially the navy of the french king and was collecting tax in the different harbors . These tokens were distributed in bursa of 100 tokens every year to the members of this administration.

On the obverse : L J M DE BOURBON D DE PENTHIEVRE AMIRAL DE Fce his bust signed JCR.
On the reverse : PERICULA NESCIT a lion going on right. under MARINE;

Jeton de l'administration de la Marine, qui avait en charge la flotte de guerre royale mais aussi les arsenaux et les ports dans lesquels elle encaissait les taxes . Le même jeton existe avec la tête du roi Louis XV.