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BAT5535 - Taler (1579)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Mint Mark HB
Province Mint Sachsen - Dresden (Albertine line)
Soverign Issuer August
Coin TypeTaler
Country of OriginGermany
Date 1579
Coin Details
Weight 28.59g
Composition Silver
Condition F Bent
Date Found 1970
Museum Reference
Registration Number 5535
ANCODS Netherlands Govt. Allocation
Catalogue Dav. 9798 De Mey. 1002
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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