Mint Mark (D)IA.RES beneath shield
Coin TypeConcretion w/coin impression
Country of OriginUnited Netherlands
Weight 35.00g
Date Found 5/06/70
Registration Number 7806
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....