Unidentified Coin Type

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wrecks

  • Province Mint Unidentified

  • Soverign Issuer Unknown

Museum Reference

  • Museum Reference ZT14660 - Unidentified

  • Registration Number 14660

  • CatalogueDav. 1704

Coin information

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Coin Name Unidentified
Province Mint Unidentified
Soverign Issuer Unknown
Composition Silver
Weight 5.71g
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Museum reference ZT14660 - Unidentified
Registration Number 14660
Catalogue Dav. 1704
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/numismatics/zt14660-unidentified
Map of shipwreck

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)

The Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) built in Netherlands, by VOC, owned by VOC. The Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) cargo was Coins, general cargo. The Master of the Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) was Marinus Wijsvliet, the Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) had a crew of 200-250. The Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) was lost 1712/06 at North of Kalbarri.

This is the only ship that needs permission to dive on in WA. Protected zone 500 m around wreck. On 1 August 1711 Zuytdorp also Zuiddorp (meaning ‘South town’) was dispatched from the Netherlands to the trading port of Batavia. It never arrived at its destination. No search was undertaken, presumably due to prior expensive but fruitless attempts to search for other missing ships. The crew...

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