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BAT5554 - 1/2 Taler (1616)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Mint Mark Goose
Province Mint Sachsen
Soverign Issuer Johann Georg Duke of Saxony
Coin Type1/2 Taler
Country of OriginGermany
Date 1616
Coin Details
Weight 12.23g
Composition Silver
Condition VG Corroded
Date Found 1970
Museum Reference
Registration Number 5554
ANCODS Commonwealth Govt. Allocation
Catalogue T/O. Dav. 7591 but 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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