BAT - 1/2 Taler (1624)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Soverign Issuer Christian IV
Coin Type1/2 Taler
Country of OriginDenmark
Date 1624
Coin Details
Weight 13.01g
Condition a F eroded
Museum Reference
Catalogue Dav 3524
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
Batavia
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....