4 reales coin from the wreck of FERGUSSON

4 reales coin from the wreck of FERGUSSON.

Carrying the Queen’s own 50th Regiment of Foot from Sydney bound for battles in India, FERGUSSON, a three-masted armed vessel of 555 tonnes, wrecked in the Coral Sea in 1841. All were rescued by accompanying vessels. The reef upon which it struck is now known as Ferguson Reef.

Collection of archaeological shipwreck material salvaged by Ben Cropp.

Find out more about the Foundation’s research on the <a href=”https://silentworldfoundation.org.au/projects/fergusson-morning-star/”>FERGUSSON here</a>.