BAT - 1/2 Taler (1623)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Province Mint Braunschweig - Luneburg - Harburg
Soverign Issuer Unknown
Coin Type1/2 Taler
Country of OriginGermany
Date 1623
Coin Details
Weight 11.52g
Condition G erroded
Province Mint Braunschweig - Luneburg - Harburg
Soverign Issuer Unknown
Coin Type1/2 Taler
Country of OriginGermany
Date 1623
Weight 11.52g
Condition G erroded
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....