Zeeland, hoedjesschelling 1711
Zeeland, hoedjesschelling 1711
Shipwreck 'de Zuytdorp'
6 Stuivers (schelling or Hoedjesschelling) 1711, recovered from the VOC Zuytdorp shipwreck.
Obverse: Lion holding Liberty cap on spear.
Legend: ITA.RELINQVENDA.UT.ACCEPTA, tower (mint mark of Middelburg)
Reverse: Crowned shield of Zeeland
Legend: MO.NO.ARG.ORDIN.ZEELAND.
Article code: 14-0101
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Period
- Post-Medieval
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- Coins
Material
- Silver
Coin type
- Schelling/Shilling/Escalin
Low Countries coins
- Zeeland
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The Zuytdorp (Zuiddorp) shipwreck
The Zuytdorp was built in Middelburg for the VOC chamber of Zeeland (Dutch East India Company) in 1701. In 1711 she was on a voyage to Batavia (Indonesia) with a load of freshly minted coins (2-stuivers and 6-stuivers, dated 1711), but never arrived at its destination. The wreck was discovered in 1927 on the Western Australian coast, between Kalbarri and Shark Bay.It is generally believed that all 6-stuivers from Zeeland, issued in 1711 were lost in the VOC shipwreck 'the Zuytdorp'.
