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BAT457 - Taler (1559)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Mint Mark goose
Province Mint Lubeck - Imperial City
Soverign Issuer Unknown
Coin TypeTaler
Country of OriginGermany
Date 1559
Coin Details
Weight 27.11g
Composition Silver
Condition aVF Cracked
Date Found 1970
Museum Reference
Registration Number 457
Catalogue Dav. 9408
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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