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BAT166 - Rijksdaalder (1620)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Mint Mark **
Province Mint Utrecht
Soverign Issuer Estates General
Coin TypeRijksdaalder
Country of OriginUnited Netherlands
Date 1620
Coin Details
Weight 21.59g
Condition P
Date Found 1970
Museum Reference
Registration Number 166
Catalogue Dav 4836 Del. 942
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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