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Illustration of weathered silver coins beside submerged ship timber on a sunlit reef.

Batavia Treasure – What Was Really Lost?

The Batavia carried silver when it wrecked off Western Australia in 1629. Discover what was salvaged, what remained and why its real treasure is also historical.

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