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1/4 Real - Pedro IV shell
| Issuer | Majorca, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1336-1387 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and enthroned frontal effigy of King Peter IV, depicted in a stylized Gothic manner seated upon a throne with lateral armrests, holding regalia in both hands. The royal figure is rendered in low relief with schematic drapery typical of mid-14th-century Aragonese hammered coinage. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The peripheral Latin legend runs continuously around the field, identifying the sovereign by name and divine grace. |
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| Obverse lettering | PETRUS DEI GRACIA ARAGONUM (Translation: Peter IV King of Aragon by the grace of God) |
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Pedro IV of Aragon — "El Ceremonioso" — absorbed Majorca back into the Crown of Aragon in 1343 after a brief military campaign against his cousin Jaume III, ending the independent Mallorcan kingdom for good. These small gold fractions were struck under his authority across the remaining decades of his reign, likely to serve the island's active Mediterranean trade rather than any domestic political agenda. The shell designation distinguishes it within Crusafont's typology from otherwise closely related issues of the same reign.