2019 Australia Shipwreck Batavia MS70 1 Oz Gold Triangular Coin BU (250 Minted)

  
2019 Australia Shipwreck Batavia 1 Oz Gold Triangular Coin BU MS70, only 250 minted. Please message with any questions or for more photos. Built in Amsterdam in 1628 as the company's new flagship, she sailed that year on her maiden voyage for Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies. On 4 June 1629, Batavia was wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos, a chain of small islands off the western coast of Australia.

Cornelisz sent about 20 men under soldier Wiebbe Hayes to nearby islands under the pretense of having them search for fresh water, abandoning them there to die. He then orchestrated a massacre that, over the course of several weeks, resulted in the murder of approximately 125 of the remaining survivors, including women, children and infants; a small number of women were kept as sex slaves, among them Lucretia Jans, who was reserved by Cornelisz for himself. Meanwhile, Hayes' group had unexpectedly found fresh water and, after learning of the atrocities, waged battles with Cornelisz's group.

In October 1629, at the height of their last and deadliest battle, they were interrupted by the return of Pelsaert aboard the rescue vessel, Sardam. Pelsaert subsequently tried and convicted Cornelisz and six of his men, who became the first Europeans to be legally executed in Australia. Two other henchmen, convicted of comparatively minor crimes, were marooned on mainland Australia, thus becoming the first Europeans to permanently inhabit the Australian continent. Of the original 341 people on board Batavia, only 122 made it to the port of Batavia. Associated today with "one of the worst horror stories in maritime history", Batavia has been the subject of numerous published histories, the earliest dating from 1647. Due to its unique place in the history of European contact with Australia, the story of Batavia is sometimes offered as an alternative founding narrative to the landing of British convicts in Sydney. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Bullion\Gold\Coins". The seller is "greenstonecoins" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Coin: Australian Shipwreck
• Composition: Gold
• Year: 2019
• Strike Type: BU
• Fineness: 0.9999
• Grade: MS 70
• Precious Metal Content per Unit: 1 oz
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
• Brand/Mint: Royal Australian Mint
• Certification: NGC
• Modified Item: No