Unterwalden 1732 1/2 thaler

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Sincona sale 63, lot 3474

This specimen was lot 3474 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Obwalden | misc, Halbtaler 1732, Sarnen. Selten. Sehr schön. (half canton of Obwalden, half thaler of 1732, Sarnen mint. Rare, Very fine.)"

Unterwalden was one of the three original cantons forming the Swiss Confederation in 1291. Far from the main channels of commerce, her coinage is scanty and rare. Unterwalden was divided into the "half cantons" of Obwalden and Nidwalden. This type was accompanied by a thaler and a ducat.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 13.74 g.

Catalog reference: KM 27, D.T. 609, HMZ 2-733b.

Source:

  • 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, Jürg, Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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