Unterwalden 1736 20 kreuzer KM-26

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Sincona sale 102, lot 5409

This specimen was lot 5409 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 1736, Sarnen. Variante mit Wappen, eingefasst von der Jahreszahl. Schräg geriffelter Rand. Sehr selten. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, half canton of Obwalden, twenty kreuzer of 1736, Sarnen mint, variety with the arms dividng the date. Very rare, About 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 twenty kreuzer ws struck 1736 only and is scarce. Production was shared with KM 13, with the date on the eagle side.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.94 g, silver, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 4.36 g.

Catalog reference: KM 26, D.T. 616b, HMZ 2-735o.

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.

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