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BAT522 - Taler (1628)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Province Mint Schauenburg
Soverign Issuer Julius Herman Court of Holstein
Coin TypeTaler
Country of OriginGermany
Date 1628
Coin Details
Weight 23.58g
Composition Silver
Condition VG Corroded
Date Found 1970
Museum Reference
Registration Number 522
ANCODS Netherlands Govt. Allocation
Catalogue Dav. 3752
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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