Unterwalden 1730 20 kreuzer

Sincona sale 102, lot 5404

This specimen was lot 5404 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$452 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Obwalden. 20 Kreuzer 1730, Sarnen. Variante mit Jahreszahl auf der Rückseite. Schräg gerippter Rand. Sehr selten. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, half canton of Obwalden, twenty kreuzer of 1730, Sarnen mint, date on reverse, obliquely reeded edge. Very rare, About Very Fine.)"

The kreuzer on this period come with the date on the obverse (KM 14) or on the reverse (KM 13, shown here). The SCWC lists only KM 14 for 1730.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.94 g, silver, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 4.15 g.

Catalog reference: KM 13, D.T. 615 Anm, HMZ 2-735i.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1728 20 kreuzer, date on eagle side
• 1729 kreuzer, eagle with value
• 1730 kreuzer, eagle obverse/value reverse
• 1730 ducat
• 1731 20 kreuzer, date above shield
• Coins and currency dated 1730