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BAT5542 - Pfennig (1586)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Mint Mark HB
Province Mint Sachsen - Dresden
Soverign Issuer Christian I
Coin TypePfennig
Country of OriginGermany
Date 1586
Coin Details
Weight 18.75g
Composition Silver
Condition P
Date Found 1970
Museum Reference
Registration Number 5542
ANCODS Netherlands Govt. Allocation
Catalogue Dav. 9806
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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