Majorca coins catalog with values
The honor of returning Majorca
to the Christian world belongs to James I, King of
Aragon. He made
this decision on November 16, 1228, at the end of a reception
given by a rich Tarragona merchant, who, distributing to the
guests the objects brought from the island, painted it, sparing
no enthusiastic words.
Having gathered his vassals in Barcelona, the young king easily
persuaded them that it would be necessary to take the Balearic
Islands from the Moors before setting out for Murcia, as
previously planned. Fifteen thousand foot soldiers and one
thousand five hundred and fifty horsemen loaded onto one hundred
and fifty ships and landed in the bay of Santa Ponsa on
September 10, 1229. On December 31 of the same year his
Aragonese majesty entered Palma in triumph.
Three months later the king promulgated a charter proclaiming
the principles of equality, liberty, and self-government, making
it the most progressive for its time. Courts became independent,
lands were ceded to the colonies, owners were given full freedom
to dispose of their property, and houses were declared
inviolable.
After the death of James I, his son Pedro the Great received the
kingdoms of Aragon and Catalonia,
while his brother James II continued to rule Majorca, Roussillon
and the city of Montpellier.
Under James II, the cathedral of Palma (promised by his father),
the castle of Belvera, the palace of Valldemos, where La Cartuja
is today, and the walls of Alcudia were built. Many small towns
sprang up: Llucmayor, Manacor, Felanich and others. The island
began to mint its own currency. Trade and shipbuilding
flourished.
In 1311. Sancho II succeeded Jaime II on the throne. In 1324 he
died without leaving a direct heir, and his nine-year-old nephew
ascended the throne. A period of decline then begins for the
kingdom. Pedro III, King of Aragon, had already hatched plans to
invade Majorca, culminating in the Battle of Llucmayor, in which
James III suffered a crushing defeat.
From then on, the Kingdom of Majorca became part of the Kingdom
of Aragon, with which it was later integrated into Spanish power
through the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of
Castile.
Kingdom of Majorca
Sou=6 dobler=12 dinero
Charles (Carlos) II king of Spain (1665-1700)
1 dobler no date
copper
Value - 25-30 USD
Philipp (Felipe) V king of Spain (1700-1724)
1 dobler no date
copper
Value - 30-40 USD
Coins of Majorca in the catalog are presented divided by historical periods, indicating the main characteristics and differences by type.
Inside the sections, the coins are sorted by denomination - from large to small.
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