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PORTRAIT DUCATON from DE LIEFDE SHIPWRECK


Sale is for a stunning SILVER PORTRAIT DUCATON coin as shown, 1640,  Brabant mint, weight 32.3gr, huge 42mm diameter, good strong legends, clear full date, good bust. lovely coin and it comes with a certificate of authenticity from the salvager and World Treasure Books.


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The Dutch VOC ship De Liefde left Amsterdam at the end of October 1711, under the command of Captain Barent Muijkens, with a crew of 300 people, including a hundred soldiers.. It was armed with 32 cannons and carried gold and silver coins worth an estimated 227,000 florins. On November 3, the Dutch merchant ship sailed with other ships to form a convoy up the North Sea. This route was longer, but easier to take than the English Channel, due to the winter winds and the presence of numerous enemies.  The circumstances of the sinking of the De Liefde remain unclear. Of the 300 crew, only one survived. That sole survivor was the watchman stationed at the bow who, when the ship struck land, was reportedly thrown onto the cliffs. News of the disaster reached the VOC’s Court of Administration via a dispatch from Lerwick, stating that the ship was lost on a reef called Mioni (Mio Ness).