Coins from the wreck of the East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart, wrecked in 1735
Also known as: Munten uit het wrak van de in 1735 vergane Oost-Indiëvaarder 't Vliegend Hart
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1700 - c. 1735
These were originally 4 coins, encased in a thick layer of corrosion. During electrolysis one fell apart. It is South American silver currency, reales. They are more or less square and flat and were once clipped by hand.
On one side a representation of a cross can be seen, on the other side the coat of arms of the King of Spain. They were manufactured between 1729 and 1733. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-1984-249; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements height 2.9 cm x width 2.3 cm x thickness 0.4 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Dimensions
- 3: hoogte 2,9 cm x breedte 2,3 cm x dikte 0,4 cm · height 3 cm x width 1.6 cm x thickness 0.3 cm · height 2.9 cm x width 2.3 cm x thickness 0.4 cm · 1: hoogte 3 cm x breedte 1,6 cm x dikte 0,3 cm · height 3 cm x width 1.7 cm x thickness 0.3 cm · 2: hoogte 3 cm x breedte 1,7 cm x dikte 0,3 cm
- Measurements
- height 2.9 cm x width 2.3 cm x thickness 0.4 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Munten uit het wrak van de in 1735 vergane Oost-Indiëvaarder 't Vliegend Hart
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-1984-249
- Museum classification
- coin · acht reaal
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