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Florin - Martin I Barcelona
| Issuer | Catalonia, Principality of |
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| Year | 1396-1410 |
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| Currency | Libra |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Saint John the Baptist, nimbed and draped in a camel-skin garment, standing on a small plinth with arms raised slightly outward in a gesture of benediction; a radiate disc appears at the centre of his chest. The saint is depicted in the Gothic manner characteristic of Aragonese florins, directly derived from the Florentine prototype. A small square mintmark appears to the upper left of the figure. The legend, reading clockwise, surrounds the central device within the coin's border. |
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| Reverse description | A large, boldly rendered fleur-de-lis occupies the central field, its three foliated petals and scrolled lateral elements executed in high relief in the Gothic style. The base of the fleur-de-lis terminates in a rounded knop. The surrounding legend, naming Martin as King of Aragon, runs clockwise around the border of the flan, which is irregular as typical of hammered medieval gold coinage. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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