Arend-Schilling, minted in 1595, recovered from the "MERESTIJN" shipwreck

Purchased by our family in Feb 1976, the Arend-Schilling is from the United Provinces of the Netherlands and was minted in the city of 2 Wolle in1595.

It was recovered by The Davy Jones Company from the wreck of the Merestijn, a Dutch East Indian, that ran aground on Sutton Island at the entrance of Saldanha bay, 150 kilometres north of Cape Town on the 3rd of April 1702.

Have a letter to prove authenticity, which will be given with purchase of the coin.

The picture is not the actual coin, but a representation of the coin, should you wish to view it before making a bid, then you can email me direct on [email protected]