Uri 1627 schilling

Sincona sale 98, lot 4520

This specimen was lot 4520 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$203 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Uri, Schilling 1627, Altdorf. Selten. Schön-sehr schön. Poröser Schrötling. (Switzerland, canton of Uri, schilling of 1627, Altdorf mint. Rare, Fine-Very Fine, Porous flan.)"

Forty schilling made a thaler. This type was struck 1623-33 and 1641.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1.27 g, billon, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 0.97 g.

Catalog reference: KM 25, Püntener 152, D.T. 1213c, HMZ 2-989r.

Sources:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1623 schilling
• 1624 batzen, small arms
• 1624 batzen, large arms
• Uri (1635) pistole Fr-398
• 1641 schilling
• Coins and currency dated 1627