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BAT1240 - 1/2 Taler (1573)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Mint Mark Rose
Province Mint Kuttenberg
Soverign Issuer Maximilian II
Coin Type1/2 Taler
Country of OriginAustria
Date 1573
Coin Details
Weight 12.52g
Composition Silver
Condition aVG Damaged
Date Found 1970
Museum Reference
Registration Number 1240
ANCODS Commonwealth Govt. Allocation
Catalogue T/O. Dav. 8056 but 1/2 Taler
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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