2016 400th Anniversary Dirk Hartog Medallion

On 25 October 1616, Captain Dirk Hartog of the Dutch East India Company ship, the Eendracht, landed on an island off the coast of Shark Bay, Western Australia. This was the first European expedition to visit Australia's western coast and the second to arrive on the continent. Two days later, before leaving what is now called Dirk Hartog Island, Hartof left a pewter dish inscribed with an account of his visit fixed to a wooden post at a location now called Cape Inscription. In 1697, another Dutch expedition led by Willem de Vlamingh discovered the dish and returend it to Amsterdam, where it remains, in the Rijksmuseum. The corroded 36.5cm diamater dish is the oldest known artefact from Australia's European history. 

Key features:

• Release limited to 3,500

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