1/2 Ducatone Coin Type

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wrecks

Museum Reference

  • Museum Reference ZT14750 - 1/2 Ducatone (?)

  • Registration Number 14750

  • CatalogueDel.

Coin information

Full information about the 1/2 Ducatone
Coin Name 1/2 Ducatone
Country of Origin Spanish Netherlands
Province Mint Brabant
Soverign Issuer Felipe IV
Date ?
Composition Silver
Weight 12.29g
Condition Corroded
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Museum reference ZT14750 - 1/2 Ducatone (?)
Registration Number 14750
Catalogue Del.
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/numismatics/zt14750-12-ducatone
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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