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Florin - Juan II
| Issuer | Kingdom of Valencia |
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| Year | 1458-1479 |
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| Value | 1 Florin (¾) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large, boldly rendered fleur-de-lis occupies the central field, its three lobes splaying prominently in the Gothic decorative style derived from the Florentine florin prototype. Small heraldic devices, including what appear to be castle and lion charges, are visible in the angles between the lobes, referencing the Aragonese royal arms. A circular Latin legend surrounds the device, reading ARAGO REX I, identifying Juan II as King of Aragon. |
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Juan II inherited the Aragonese crown in 1458 following the death of his brother Alfonso V, who had spent the bulk of his reign consumed by Neapolitan affairs and rarely set foot in Valencia. Juan's own tenure was dominated by the Catalan Civil War, which dragged on until 1472 and forced repeated fiscal strain across his territories. Valencian florins of this period were struck to the Aragonese florin standard ultimately derived from the Florentine fiorino, a weight convention the Crown of Aragon had maintained with remarkable consistency since the mid-fourteenth century.