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BAT5571 - Taler (1619)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Province Mint Saxe - Alt Gotha (Coburg-Eisenach)
Soverign Issuer Johann Casimir & Johann Ernst II
Coin TypeTaler
Country of OriginGermany
Date 1619
Coin Details
Weight 25.76g
Composition Silver
Condition P/G
Date Found 1970
Museum Reference
Registration Number 5571
ANCODS Netherlands Govt. Allocation
Catalogue Dav. 7429
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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