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Four real coin of Mexico, excavated from the wreck site of the ZUYTDORP
Four real coin of Mexico, excavated from the wreck site of the ZUYTDORP

Four real coin of Mexico, excavated from the wreck site of the ZUYTDORP

Date1706-1710
Object number00048989
NameCoin
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 29 mm, 12.51 g
ClassificationsCoins and medals
Credit LineANMM Collection Transferred from Australian Netherlands Committee on Old Dutch Shipwrecks
SignificanceAssociated with the oldest Dutch shipwreck discovered on the Australian coast this silver coin is representative of European presence near the Australian continent in the 17th century.