Piece Of 8 Or 8 Reale Cob - HOLLANDIA Shipwreck 1743 Dutch East India Co




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Reference Number: Avaluer:27709416
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This is an 8 Reale Cob c 1740  which was recovered from the wreck site of the HOLLANDIA which was a Dutch East Indiaman which hit the Gunner Rock , Isles of Scilly and sunk on her maiden voyage. It is 32 mm corner to corner and weighs in at Hefty Weight of 21.75gms .This will come in a presentation box complete with a detailed colour certificate signed by me , the salvor with a photo of the coin linked and referenced to the certificate. I will also have a card showing where it sun...k on Scilly and other coins from the wreckHOLLANDIA.On July 3, 1743, the Hollandia set sail on her maiden voyage from Texel in the Netherlands towards Batavia (Present day Indonesia). On board were 276 sailors and soldiers as well asa number of distinguished passengers. Under the command of Captain Jan Kelder, the ship toted 129, 000 guilders in silver in the form of "pillar"dollars. There were also quite a number of 8 reale cobs and ducatons onboard  ! These were the property of theCaptain, wealthy passengers and  crewmembers .These were contraband  as theowners intended to trade for  themselvesoutside of the Company !!The Hollandia had begun her trip by headingwestward through the English Channel but through a disastrous navigationalerror headed west-northwest; dangerously close to the rocks of the ScillyIsles. Efforts to correct the mistake failed; the Hollandia struck Gunner rockon the night of July 13th and sunk about a quarter of a mile away . This is why it took a long time to fid her !. Badly damaged but still afloat, the captainordered one or more of the Hollandia's cannon guns be fired as a distresssignal but the terrified islanders were unable to assist in the dark night andthe periously rough sea conditions. By morning nothing remained of the ship butfloating debris; all 276 members aboard perished and the ship's precious cargowas lost. In 1972  our professional team ofdivers and technicians located the Hollandia's remains which were scatteredover a wide area of the sea-bed; a limited number of artifacts were recovered fromthe wreck one of which is presented herewith.
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