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BAT18 - Burgundian Rijksdaalder (1568)
Batavia
Coin Heritage
Province Mint Gelderland
Soverign Issuer Felipe II
Coin TypeBurgundian Rijksdaalder
Country of OriginSpanish Netherlands
Date 1568
Coin Details
Weight 23.92g
Composition Silver
Date Found 1970
Museum Reference
Registration Number 18
Catalogue Dav. 8497
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....
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