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1 Ducat - Ferdinandus II lion

Issuer Valencia, Kingdom of
Year 1479-1516
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Currency Libra
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Obverse description Left-facing crowned bust of Ferdinand II in profile, depicted with long flowing hair and wearing a crown and draped royal mantle. The effigy is rendered in the late Gothic style characteristic of Aragonese coinage of the period. A beaded inner circle frames the portrait within the field. The circular Latin legend surrounding the bust reads: + FERDINANDVS x DEI GRACIA x R, with cross and pellet separators between words.
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Reverse description Central field displays a crowned heraldic shield bearing the arms of Valencia — a vertical bar (pal) on a field, supported laterally by decorative foliate elements — surmounted by a royal crown with floral finials. The shield is set within an inner circle formed by a beaded border. The surrounding Latin legend reads: + VALENCIE x MAIORICARVM x SER, with cross and pellet separators, referencing the titles of Valencia and Majorca.
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