BAT - Taler (1621)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Province Mint Zug
Soverign Issuer Unknown
Coin TypeTaler
Country of OriginSwitzerland
Date 1621
Coin Details
Weight 24.43g
Condition aG
Museum Reference
Catalogue Dav 4633
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
Batavia
Under commandeur Francisco Pelsaert, and Ariaen Jacobsz skipper, newly built Batavia sailed from Texel 27 October 1628 for the Dutch East Indies with bullion, goods and silver. On 4 June 1629 the ship struck a reef near Beacon Island in the Houtman Abrolhos. Of the 322 aboard 40 drowned and the rest got ashore. In search of water and food Jacobsz, Pelsaert and others left site in a 30-foot (9....