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Florin - Alfonso V
| Issuer | Majorca, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1416-1458 |
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| Value | 1 Florin (¾) |
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| Reverse description | A large, boldly rendered fleur-de-lis occupies the central field, with elaborately curved and detailed petals spreading symmetrically to left and right and a prominent central upright element terminating in a hatched or lobed finial. The design follows the established Florentine florin type adapted for the Crown of Aragon. A beaded inner border encircles the motif, with the Latin royal legend distributed around the periphery. |
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| Mintage | ND (1416-1458) |
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Alfonso V of Aragon held Majorca as part of his broader Mediterranean empire, but spent the majority of his reign — from 1432 until his death in 1458 — based in Naples, which he had seized by force and made his permanent court. The island's gold florins of this period were struck against a backdrop of chronic administrative absenteeism, with local governance delegated to lieutenants while the king pursued his Italian ambitions.
The Aragonese florin type itself descended directly from the Florentine model, adopted by the Crown of Aragon in 1346 under Pedro IV at the Perpignan mint.