Uri-Schwyz-Nidwalden (15)63 groschen

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4510

This specimen was lot 4510 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$435 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Uri, Schwyz und Nidwalden, Groschen 1563, Altdorf. Mit Münzzeichen Halbmond über Stern von Münzmeister Gutenson. Püntener 64d, HMZ 2-958d. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden, schilling of 1563, Altdorf mint. The mintmark is a crescent moon over star, for mintmaster Gutenson. About Very Fine.)"

Numista lists this type for 1552, 1561, 1563 and undated. Forty schilling made a thaler. The obverse legend, "VRANIE ✿ SVIT ✿ VNDERVALD ✿", expands to "Uraniensis Svitensis et Undervaldiensis", the three cantons responsible for the issue.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 2.38 g, silver, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 2.03 g.

Catalog reference: Püntener 67b, HMZ 2-961c.

Sources:

  • 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 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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