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Treseta - Luis I
| Issuer | Kingdom of Majorca |
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| Year | 1724 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King Luis I facing left, depicted with a long curled wig in the baroque style, set within a beaded inner circle. The denomination numeral '6' appears prominently to the right of the bust in the field. The surrounding legend reads LVDOVICVS·I·HIS·R· with the date 1724, identifying the king as Luis I of Spain. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Luis I reigned for just 229 days before dying of smallpox in August 1724, making this issue one of the shortest-lived regal coinages in Spanish history. Majorca's mint at Palma struck these pieces during a reign so brief that production almost certainly never reached its intended volume.
The treseta denomination was specific to the Balearic monetary system, distinct from mainland Castilian coinage structures.