French, Sugar Bag Seal, Sucres

French, Sugar Bag Seal, Sucres, Image & Found by ChrisG.
Found at Shamley Green near Guildford, 20mm.

SUCRES in an oblong block on CI ornate script ligature, pellet border // 12 in a circle, REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE CONTRIB(UTIONS INDIRECTES) around, pellet border

A French sugar bag seal.

From Philippe Lanez. "interwoven 'C & I', is for "CONTRIBUTIONS INDIRECTES" indirect taxes on French manufactured sugar. It was valued at 7,035,000 francs in 1843 budget and rose to 8,470,000 the following year. ... these seals are after 1848"