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BAT4488 - 1/2 Taler (1572)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Mint Mark HB
Province Mint Sachsen
Soverign Issuer August
Coin Type1/2 Taler
Country of OriginGermany
Date 1572
Coin Details
Weight 12.36g
Composition Silver
Condition VG
Date Found 1970
Museum Reference
Registration Number 4488
ANCODS Netherlands Govt. Allocation
Catalogue T/O. Dav. 9798 but 1/2 Taler and different reverse
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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