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German States (Brunswick Wolfenbuttel) 1600 Silver Thaler Dav# 6285 about VF Ex Batavia shipwreck

Obverse: Wildman of the woods standing, holding a tree trunk. Legend and date around. [HONESTUM PRO PATRIAE 1600] "Honorable For My Country 1600."

Reverse: Coronate shield, legend around. [HENRICUS IULIUS DG PEP HA DUX BRUN ET L] "Heinrich Julius by the Grace of God, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg."

Diameter: 39.83mm | Weight: 27.78g

Australian Commonwealth Government Artefact Number # 53058


Fantastic detail on this rare coin from one of the world’s most historic shipwrecks.

If you haven't heard of the Batavia shipwreck, you truly have missed out on a story of depravity and barbarity that is known the world over. Not only is the story of the mutiny, wreck and recovery of the Batavia an incredible tale, but the coins recovered from it are also incredibly rare.

Just 1,442 coins recovered from the Batavia shipwreck can be legally owned - WA Museum research shows that only 15% of those are thought to be in "collectable" condition.

The tale of the Batavia also has consequences for the known history of white settlement in Australia - throw in a good measure of controversy surrounding the discovery of the wreck in 1963, and you have a yarn with so many threads you will want to learn every aspect of this story for months to come.

The coins recovered from the Batavia were mainly silver Rijksdaalders of the United Netherlands and the Spanish Netherlands and a wide variety of Talers from the German States, cities and bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire under the authority of the emperor who was elected from the Arch Dukes of Austria.

This particular coin from the wreck of the Batavia was struck in the German state of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel, at one of the mints in the Harz mountains, in Germany's far north.

While many of the coins from the Batavia feature designs including knights, castles, eagles and gryphons, the "Wildman Thaler" stands out from them all, with a reverse theme that dates back centuries.

The "wild man of the woods" is a mythical figure in European folklore that is referred to in various forms and cultures as far back as 350 BC. "Civilized" citizens regarded wild men as beings of the wilderness, beings that represented the antithesis of civilization. Scholars state that "...the wild man represents the edge of civilization - the place inhabited by hunters, criminals, religious hermits, herdsmen, and others who frequent the margins of human activity." It is apt then that in Northern Germany, the wild man of the woods was also used as a symbol of mining. The town of Wildemann in the Upper Harz was founded in 1529 by miners who, according to legend, met a wild man and wife when they first ventured into the wilds of the Harz range.

This coin remains a tangible link to one of the world’s most famous shipwrecks, as well as to the ancient mineral wealth of Northern Europe.

If you'd like to learn more about the background to the historic shipwreck that this coin was recovered from, click this link to read our article.

 

SKU: 208531

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Coin Name Reverse Obverse Price Status
German States (Brunswick Luneburg Celle) Silver Thaler Poor Condition ex Batavia shipwreck German States (Brunswick Luneburg Celle) Silver Thaler Poor Condition ex Batavia shipwreck German States (Brunswick Luneburg Celle) Silver Thaler Poor Condition ex Batavia shipwreck $1,750.00
Last sold for this price on 26/9/2024
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German States (Brunswick Wolfenbuttel) 1600 Silver Thaler Dav# 6285 about VF Ex Batavia shipwreck German States (Brunswick Wolfenbuttel) 1600 Silver Thaler Dav# 6285 about VF Ex Batavia shipwreck German States (Brunswick Wolfenbuttel) 1600 Silver Thaler Dav# 6285 about VF Ex Batavia shipwreck $2,250.00
Last sold for this price on 21/4/2021
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German States (Frankfurt) 1622 Silver Thaler Dav# 5289 ex Batavia shipwreck about VF German States (Frankfurt) 1622 Silver	Thaler Dav# 5289 ex Batavia shipwreck about VF German States (Frankfurt) 1622 Silver	Thaler Dav# 5289 ex Batavia shipwreck about VF $1,750.00
Last sold for this price on 16/5/2020
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German States (Hamburg) 1621 Silver Thaler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 5364 Fine German States (Hamburg) 1621 Silver Thaler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 5364 Fine German States (Hamburg) 1621 Silver Thaler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 5364 Fine $2,250.00
Last sold for this price on 1/12/2020
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German States (Saxony Albertine) 1586 Silver Thaler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 9798 Very Fine German States (Saxony Albertine) 1586 Silver Thaler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 9798 Very Fine German States (Saxony Albertine) 1586 Silver Thaler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 9798 Very Fine $2,750.00
Last sold for this price on 2/12/2020
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Germany (Frankfurt) 1626 Silver Thaler Dav# 5293 ex Batavia shipwreck good VF Germany (Frankfurt) 1626 Silver Thaler Dav# 5293 ex Batavia shipwreck good VF Germany (Frankfurt) 1626 Silver Thaler Dav# 5293 ex Batavia shipwreck good VF $2,250.00
Last sold for this price on 1/8/2020
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Germany (Nuremberg) 1623 Silver Taler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 5636 about EF Germany (Nuremberg) 1623 Silver Taler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 5636 about EF Germany (Nuremberg) 1623 Silver Taler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 5636 about EF $5,500.00
Last sold for this price on 30/8/2022
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Heavily Encrusted Netherlands Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Heavily Encrusted Netherlands Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Heavily Encrusted Netherlands Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck $750.00
Last sold for this price on 17/7/2024
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Netherlands (Gelderland) 1613 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck good Fine Netherlands (Gelderland) 1613 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck good Fine Netherlands (Gelderland) 1613 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck good Fine $1,750.00
Last sold for this price on 6/4/2021
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Netherlands (Gelderland) 1619 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Very Good Netherlands (Gelderland) 1619 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Very Good Netherlands (Gelderland) 1619 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Very Good $1,750.00
Last sold for this price on 17/7/2024
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Netherlands (Gelderland) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 4828 Very Fine Netherlands (Gelderland) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 4828 Very Fine Netherlands (Gelderland) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 4828 Very Fine $1,750.00
Last sold for this price on 2/12/2020
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Netherlands (Gelderland) 1622 Silver Rijksdaalder Dav# 4828 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine Netherlands (Gelderland) 1622 Silver Rijksdaalder Dav# 4828 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine Netherlands (Gelderland) 1622 Silver Rijksdaalder Dav# 4828 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine $2,500.00
Last sold for this price on 2/11/2019
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Netherlands (Holland) Undated Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Fine Netherlands (Holland) Undated Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Fine Netherlands (Holland) Undated Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Fine $2,050.00
Last sold for this price on 19/4/2022
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Netherlands (Kampen) 1596-1598 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Netherlands (Kampen) 1596-1598 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Netherlands (Kampen) 1596-1598 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck $1,250.00
Last sold for this price on 21/9/2024
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Netherlands (Overijssel) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder Dav. 4832 Fine ex Batavia shipwreck Netherlands (Overijssel) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder Dav. 4832 Fine ex Batavia shipwreck Netherlands (Overijssel) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder Dav. 4832 Fine ex Batavia shipwreck $1,750.00
Last sold for this price on 16/5/2020
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Netherlands (Utrecht) 1618 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Very Good Netherlands (Utrecht) 1618 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Very Good Netherlands (Utrecht) 1618 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Very Good $1,250.00
Last sold for this price on 25/9/2020
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Netherlands (Utrecht) 1619 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Fine Netherlands (Utrecht) 1619 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Fine Netherlands (Utrecht) 1619 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Fine $1,850.00
Last sold for this price on 28/6/2021
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Netherlands (West Friesland) 1621 Silver Rijksdaalder KM# 15.1 Very Fine ex Batavia shipwreck Netherlands (West Friesland) 1621 Silver Rijksdaalder KM# 15.1 Very Fine ex Batavia shipwreck Netherlands (West Friesland) 1621 Silver Rijksdaalder KM# 15.1 Very Fine ex Batavia shipwreck $2,700.00
Last sold for this price on 29/3/2021
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Netherlands (Zeeland) 1619 Silver Half Rijksdaalder Good Ex Batavia Shipwreck Netherlands (Zeeland) 1619 Silver Half Rijksdaalder Good Ex Batavia Shipwreck Netherlands (Zeeland) 1619 Silver Half Rijksdaalder Good Ex Batavia Shipwreck $1,500.00
Last sold for this price on 19/1/2023
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Netherlands (Zeeland) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia Shipwreck Dav# 4844 Fine Netherlands (Zeeland) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia Shipwreck Dav# 4844 Fine Netherlands (Zeeland) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia Shipwreck Dav# 4844 Fine $1,600.00
Last sold for this price on 17/8/2019
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Netherlands (Zwolle) Undated Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Fine Netherlands (Zwolle) Undated Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Fine Netherlands (Zwolle) Undated Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Fine $1,755.00
Last sold for this price on 21/6/2020
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Spanish Netherlands (Overijssel) 1590 Silver Rijksdaalder Dav# 8518 ex Batavia shipwreck about VF Spanish Netherlands (Overijssel) 1590	Silver Rijksdaalder Dav# 8518 ex Batavia shipwreck about VF Spanish Netherlands (Overijssel) 1590	Silver Rijksdaalder Dav# 8518 ex Batavia shipwreck about VF $1,900.00
Last sold for this price on 5/5/2020
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Spanish Netherlands (Tournai) 1616 Silver Patagon KM# 31 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine Spanish Netherlands (Tournai) 1616 Silver Patagon KM# 31 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine Spanish Netherlands (Tournai) 1616 Silver Patagon KM# 31 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine $2,950.00
Last sold for this price on 3/4/2021
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Spanish Netherlands (Zwolle) ca 1613 Silver Daalder ex Batavia shipwreck KM# 20 Fine Spanish Netherlands (Zwolle) ca 1613 Silver Daalder ex Batavia shipwreck KM# 20 Fine Spanish Netherlands (Zwolle) ca 1613 Silver Daalder ex Batavia shipwreck KM# 20 Fine $1,600.00
Last sold for this price on 13/1/2021
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Unidentifiable Netherlands Silver Rijksdaalder Poor Condition ex Batavia shipwreck Unidentifiable Netherlands Silver Rijksdaalder Poor Condition ex Batavia shipwreck Unidentifiable Netherlands Silver Rijksdaalder Poor Condition ex Batavia shipwreck $950.00
Last sold for this price on 27/7/2024
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