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1/2 Ducat - Ferdinandus II
| Issuer | Majorca, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1479-1516 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse lettering | MAIORICA CATOLICVS (Translation: Catholic Majorca) |
| Edge | Plain |
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Ferdinand II of Aragon — the same monarch whose joint rule with Isabella I financed Columbus — absorbed Majorca fully into the Crown of Aragon's administrative structure, and coinage from the island during this period reflects that consolidation. The half ducat denomination itself was a concession to practical commerce: the full ducat was too valuable for most daily transactions in a maritime economy running on smaller Mediterranean exchanges.
Cru. 1176 is notably scarce in any condition, a consequence of low original mintage rather than attrition in circulation.