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BAT917 - 8 Reales (unknown)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Province Mint Spanish Metropolitan Mint
Soverign Issuer Unidentified
Coin Type8 Reales
Country of OriginSpanish America
Date unknown
Coin Details
Weight 16.28g
Composition Silver
Condition P Corroded
Date Found 1970
Museum Reference
Registration Number 917
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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