Museum Reference

  • Museum Reference ZT4263 - Unidentified - concretion of six stuiver pieces

  • Registration Number 4263

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Full information about the Unidentified - concretion of six stuiver pieces
Coin Name Unidentified - concretion of six stuiver pieces
Composition Silver
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Date Found 3/4/1996
Other Details Concretion of six stuiver pieces - at least 5 pieces Copper/brass wire also in concretion - in artefact database Wreck site: Armour concretion area. See Day Book. Collected 1996 WAM, MMc, GK, JC & IG status: commonwealth
Museum reference ZT4263 - Unidentified - concretion of six stuiver pieces
Registration Number 4263
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/numismatics/zt4263-unidentified-concretion-six-stuiver-pieces
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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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