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1 écu aux huit L 1725T Nantes France Louis XV shipwreck Le Chameau

1 écu aux huit L, 1725T Nantes, France, King Louis XV
KM#472.20.
From the shipwreck Le Chameau.
Rare mint for this shipwreck.

Le Chameau was a wooden sailing ship of the French Navy, built in 1717. It was used to transport passengers and supplies to New France (in present day Canada), making several trips. Nearing the end of its last voyage, a storm blew it onto some rocks on August 27, 1725. It sank, with the loss of all aboard; estimates range as high as 316 dead. In 1965, Alex Storm and his associates located the wreckage near Chameau Rock, and recovered a treasure of gold and silver pieces.
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