2015 $5 Drama On The High Seas Batavia 1oz Silver Proof Coin

Out of the 8190 outward and homeward voyages by the Dutch East India Company’s (VOC) ships, 305 ended in disaster. As Australia’s second oldest known shipwreck, Batavia arguably has the richest history and most interesting story. When shipwrecked, Commander Francisco Pelsaert along with 48 men left the ship and the remaining 268 people in search for help. Whilst gone, a group of mutineers led by Jeronimus Cornelisz took 125 lives of the remaining. The reverse of the coin features the VOC ship Batavia on her maiden voyage.