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BAT1469 - Burgundian Daalder (1592)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Province Mint Overijssel
Soverign Issuer Felipe II
Coin TypeBurgundian Daalder
Country of OriginSpanish Netherlands
Date 1592
Coin Details
Weight 28.16g
Composition Silver
Condition aF
Date Found 1970
Museum Reference
Registration Number 1469
Catalogue Dav. 8518
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....
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