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BAT5451 - Taler (1624)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Mint Mark HI
Province Mint Mansfeld
Soverign Issuer Philip Ernst
Coin TypeTaler
Country of OriginGermany
Date 1624
Coin Details
Weight 23.51g
Composition Silver
Condition F Heavy acid etching
Date Found 1970
Museum Reference
Registration Number 5451
ANCODS Netherlands Govt. Allocation
Catalogue Dav. 6967
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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