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BAT7639 - Taler (Ca 1624)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Mint Mark HR
Province Mint Braunschweig - Luneburg - Harburg
Soverign Issuer Wilhelm Duke Brunswick
Coin TypeTaler
Country of OriginGermany
Date Ca 1624
Coin Details
Weight 24.50g
Composition Silver
Condition VP
Museum Reference
Registration Number 7639
ANCODS Netherlands Govt. Allocation
Catalogue Dav. 6405
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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