VOC - Dutch East India Company Shipwreck 1790 LARGE 2 Duit Sterling Silver Pendant | Artifact #4852
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description: The Legendary Dutch East India Company Trade 2 Duit in an Heirloom Sterling Silver Pendant Like Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, the Dutch and British East India Trading Companies ruled the seas from 1602 to the mid 1800s... Please Note: This is an authentic Dutch East India Company Shipwreck Treasure Coin, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description. FOR PENDANT SIZE SEE COIN DETAILS BELOW In colonial days, the port of Galle, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), served as a natural staging point on the sea route linking Europe, Africa and Arabia to the riches of the Orient. This maritime route was known as the Spice Route. Your VOC 2 Duit Trade Coin Pendant: Denomination: 2 Duit Date: 1790 Mint: Utrecht Coin Metal: Copper Bezel Metal: Proprietary, Non-Tarnishing Sterling Silver Articulating Nautical Shackle Bail Interior Diameter: Will accommodate chain or leather necklace up to 6.2mm Size Including the Bezel (Frame): 1 1/8” Across, 1 5/8” Tall - a few millimeters wider than a quarter, almost the width of a 50 cent piece Robert's Notes: This beautiful coin is in amazing condition, considering it is over 230 years old. The coin was minted in Utrecht, Netherlands. The remains of a Roman fort are in the center of Utrecht, and it was on the frontier of the Roman Empire in Germania Inferior. The Portuguese first established a trading post in 1505. In 1640, the Dutch East India fleet arrived with 2,000 soldiers and took control the island. During the Dutch era, Galle’s fortifications were expanded to what they are today. The Dutch East India Company, with its “VOC” emblazoned on its possessions (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in old-spelling Dutch, literally “United East Indian Company”), then controlled the Spice Route and access to the famed treasures of the East. Cannon Beach Treasure Company owner recovered coins like these from Galle Harbor, and Galle Fort, Sri Lanka, with Captain Carl Fismer and a small team of local divers, when …
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