1/2 Ducat - Ferdinandus II

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.