Museum Reference

  • Museum Reference ZT4204 - 2 Stuivers and 6 stuivers

  • Registration Number 4204

Coin information

Full information about the 2 Stuivers and 6 stuivers
Coin Name 2 Stuivers and 6 stuivers
Composition Silver
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Date Found May 1993
Other Details Two stuiver and 2xSix stuiver: Zeeland, 1711, 10.674g Two stuiver: Zeeland, 1711, 2.0195g Two stuiver: Zeeland, 1711, 1.502g Two stuiver: Zeeland, 1711, 1.557g Two stuiver: Zeeland, 1711, 1.437g Wreck site: Armour concretion 37/38 & 16/17. Collected May 1993 WAM., MMc & GK. status: commonwealth
Museum reference ZT4204 - 2 Stuivers and 6 stuivers
Registration Number 4204
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/numismatics/zt4204-2-stuivers-and-6-stuivers
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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