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De Visch Shipwreck: Netherlands United Provinces Silver Rider 1739. 29.8 grams.
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R24,000
Live Auction
Sale # 123: Live Auction Sunday 10th November 2024 @ 8pm
Description
De Visch Shipwreck: Netherlands United Provinces Silver Rider 1739.
Overijssel.
Perhaps the first coin from "De Visch" Shipwreck ever offered for sale on auction with original certificate from the Salvors.
Extremely rare 1739 issue.
Condition
The Salvors of the Dutch East Indiaman "De Visch", wrecked near Mouille Point on the 6th of May 1740 hereby certify that this coin was recovered from the wreck in 1980.
Winning bidder will receive original signed and stamped certificate from The Salvors.
Literature
"De Visch Shipwreck" On 4 May 1740, contrary to standing orders,
De Visch attempted to sail into Table Bay at night.
Mistaking a light shining from the newly built fort
at Three Anchor Bay for the familiar signal fire on
the site of the existing Robben Island lighthouse,
the captain drove his ship onto the rocks just west
of today’s Green Point lighthouse.
While the money chests and most of the crew were
rescued, the ship broke up after several days of
pounding by the waves. In modern times,
Dutch Silver Rider coins have been recovered from
this site, as well as several bronze breech-loading
swivel guns.
De Visch carried a consignment of granite blocks
as well as many large cast-iron cannon, which still
litter the site today.
Weight: 29.8 grams.
