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Thursday 28 January 2021

1658) The ill-fated ship - "Zeewijk", Australia: The fourth and Final Coin in the Coin Series titled - "Australian Shipwreck Coin Series": Gold 100 Dollars and Silver 1 Dollar Triangular shaped Bullion Coins minted by the Royal Australian Mint (RAM): Coin issue Date: 01/2021:

1658) The ill-fated ship - "Zeewijk", Australia: The fourth and Final Coin in the Coin Series titled - "Australian Shipwreck Coin Series": Gold 100 Dollars and Silver 1 Dollar Triangular shaped Bullion Coins minted by the Royal Australian Mint (RAM): Coin issue Date: 01/2021:

"Australian Shipwrecks" Coin Series:



In collaboration with The Royal Australian Mint, LPM has presented the fourth and final release in the popular Coin Series titled - "Australian Shipwreck Series" featuring the Zeewijk. This Coin Series focusses on some of Australia's most intriguing tales of mysterious and tragic ship-wrecks recorded.

 This unique gold investment coin captures the trials and tribulations of the Zeewijk – the last Dutch East Indiaman to be wrecked off the Western Australian coast. 

Exquisitely detailed and struck to the Royal Australian Mint’s brilliant uncirculated finish, this triangular coin completes the Australian Shipwreck Series following the release of the Batavia, the Vergulde Draeck (Gilt Dragon) and the Zuytdorp coins. The Fourth Coin - Zeewijk - follows on from the first three  releases in the series featuring the Batavia, Gilt Dragon and Zuytdorp.

Apart from the usual Gold and Silver Bullion Coins issued in the Series, for the first time the Coin is also being issued in an Antique Finish Quality.

History & Significance:

The Zeewijk left the Netherlands in 1726 for Batavia with  seamen and a rich cargo of more than 315,000 guilders in ten chests. Having lost 28 men by the time it reached the Cape of Good Hope in 1727, further disaster soon struck when the Zeewijk hit reef off the Western Australian coast.

Managing to set up camp on a nearby island and saving the chests of guilders, 11 of the survivors later launched the longboat to raise the alarm in Batavia. Tragically, these men were never seen again.

Meanwhile, the remaining crew salvaged material from the Zeewijk’s wreck and ingeniously built another boat, named ‘Sloepie,’ reinforced with local mangrove timber. More than ten months after being shipwrecked, the men and chests of guilders set sail in Sloepie. After just four weeks, 82 survivors victoriously landed at Batavia in their makeshift boat.

The Zeewijk was the last Dutch East Indiaman to be wrecked off the Western Australian coast and Sloepie was the first boat built by Europeans in Australia.

The Commemorative Coin:

The Coin has been issued in three Variants:

The Gold Variant:

The Reverse of the Gold Bullion 100 Dollars Triangular shaped Coin.

The exquisite design of the Reverse conveys two scenes to communicate the journey of the Zeewijk. With the image of the ship viewed upright, the Zeewijk is shown setting sail at full mast. Flipping the coin to view the text of ‘1727’ and ‘Zeewijk' upright depicts the ship in its final state capsized shortly after wrecking in 1727. The inscription reads - "1 Oz .9999 Au".

The border encompassing the main design also incorporates unique design elements from the Zeewijk.

On the Obverse of the Gold Bullion 100 Dollars Triangular shaped Coin are depicted scenes from the dramatic story of the vessel and its crewmen before its ultimate fate. One scene depicts the crewmen in a long boat who were lost at sea, while another shows the remaining crew on shore building a boat that will ultimately take them to Batavia.

On the upper part is seen an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. The peripheral inscriptions are - "ELIZABETH II. AUSTRALIA. 2021".

The specifications of the Coins are:

a) Gold Variant:

Country of issue: Australia; Coin Series Theme: "Australian Shipwreck Coin Series"; This Coin theme: The Dutch shipwreck  "Zeewijk"; Coin Denomination: $100 (100 Dollars - AUD); Weight: 1.0 Oz or 31.107 grams; Diameter/Size: 33.0 mm; Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Gold (Au); Mint: Royal Australian Mint (RAM); Coin Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU);  Mintage: 250 pieces; Edge: Plain; Presentation Box/Case: No; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes, Numbered Certificate of Authenticity; Year of Coin issue: 2021.

Remarks: Presented in an acrylic capsule that fits the coin's unique triangular shape.

b) Antique Finish Silver Coin Variant:

The Obverse and Reverse of the $1 (1 Dollar - AUD) Silver Bullion Coin are identical in design and shape to the Gold Bullion Coin issues.

The Reverse of the $1 (One Dollar - AUD) Silver Bullion Triangular shaped Coin.

The Obverse of the  $1 (One Dollar - AUD) Silver Bullion Triangular shaped Coin.

The specifications:

Country of issue: Australia; Coin Series Theme: "Australian Shipwreck Coin Series"; This Coin theme: The Dutch shipwreck  "Zeewijk"; Coin Denomination: $1 (1.0  Dollars - AUD); Weight: 1.0 Oz or 31.107 grams; Diameter/Size: 33.0 mm; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Mint: Royal Australian Mint (RAM); Coin Quality: Antique Finish;  Mintage: 1000 pieces; Edge: Plain; Presentation Box/Case: No; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No; Year of Coin issue: 2021.

Remarks: Presented in an acrylic capsule that fits the coin's unique triangular shape.

c) Silver Variant:

The Reverse of the $1 (One Dollar- AUD) Silver Bullion Triangular shaped Coin

The Obverse of the $1 (One Dollar - AUD) Silver Bullion Triangular Coin.

The specifications:

Country of issue: Australia; Coin Series Theme: "Australian Shipwreck Coin Series"; This Coin theme: The Dutch shipwreck  "Zeewijk"; Coin Denomination: $1 (1.0  Dollars - AUD); Weight: 1.0 Oz or 31.107 grams; Diameter/Size: 33.0 mm; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Mint: Royal Australian Mint (RAM); Coin Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU);  Mintage: 20,000 pieces; Edge: Plain; Presentation Box/Case: No; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No; Year of Coin issue: 2021.

Remarks: Presented in an acrylic capsule that fits the coin's unique triangular shape. Packaged in sealed rolls of 10 and boxes of 240.










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