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1/2 Florin - Fernando I
| Issuer | Majorca, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1412-1416 |
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| Value | 1/2 Florin (⅜) |
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| Obverse lettering | S IOHANNES B |
| Reverse description | A large, boldly rendered fleur-de-lis occupies the central field, executed in the high-relief Gothic style derived directly from the Florentine florin prototype. The design is flanked by small heraldic devices in the field, including what appears to be a cross potent at the lower left. A partial Latin legend surrounds the periphery, reading ARAGO REX FR, an abbreviated reference to the ruler Fernando I as King of Aragon, the flan being too small to accommodate the full inscription. |
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Fernando I of Aragon — the man who became king through the Compromise of Caspe in 1412, ending a dynastic crisis that had left the Crown of Aragon without a ruler for two years following the death of Martí I — issued this fractional gold piece for Majorca during a reign that lasted only four years before his death in 1416. The island's florin coinage followed Aragonese weight standards but operated under its own mint authority in Palma.