BAT7773 - Ecu (-1538)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Coin TypeEcu
Country of OriginSpanish Netherlands
Date -1538
Coin Details
Weight 8.87g
Composition Silver
Condition VG
Museum Reference
Registration Number 7773
Coin TypeEcu
Country of OriginSpanish Netherlands
Date -1538
Weight 8.87g
Composition Silver
Condition VG
Registration Number 7773
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....