Province Mint Unidentified
Soverign Issuer Unknown
Coin TypeRijksdaalder
Country of OriginUnidentified
Date c.1542–1628
Weight 2000.00g
Composition Silver
Condition VP
Date Found c.1972
Registration Number 23562541
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....