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BAT5194 - Taler (1611)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Mint Mark Goslar mint (heart with banneret above)
Province Mint Braunschweig - Wolfenbuttel
Soverign Issuer Heinrich Julius
Coin TypeTaler
Country of OriginGermany
Date 1611
Coin Details
Weight 28.39g
Composition Silver
Condition VG Bent
Date Found 1970
Museum Reference
Registration Number 5194
ANCODS Commonwealth Govt. Allocation
Catalogue Dav. 6285
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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