Summary

One of four medals struck for the Western Australia Museum circa 1988 with designs based on coins recovered from the wreck of the Batavia in 1620. The obverse reproduces the design of a 1620 Thaler of Hamburg while the reverse provides details and the serial number of this medal - 87 out of 100.
Mint: not recorded.

Physical Description

Silver medal of the Western Australia Museum with design based on coin recovered from the wreck of the Batavia. The obverse reproduces the design of a 1620 Thaler of Hamburg while the reverse provides details and the serial number of this medal - 87 out of 100

Obverse Description

View of the city gates with three towers behind, the date of the original coin around the towers, 1 6 2 0; around, MONETA NOVA . CIVITATIS . HAMBURGENSIS

Reverse Description

At centre within a circle formed by beads, THALER / OF HAMBURG / 1620 / BATAVIA WRECK / 87 / 100 around, WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM

Edge Description

Plain

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