Shipwreck Hollandia 8 Reale

Hollandia 8 Reale

This coin accompanying this certificate was recovered from the Dutch East Indiaman "Hollandia", which sank off the Isles of SCilly on her maiden voyage from Amsterdam to Batavia in July 1743 with the loss of all hands. She was carrying a cargo of silver for trading in the Far East. Her displacement was approximately 700 tons, her length 150 feet, she carried about 40 guns. The wreck was discovered by divers in September 1971.