Unterwalden 1730 kreuzer

Sincona sale 102, lot 5405

This specimen was lot 5405 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,357 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Obwalden. Kreuzer 1730, Sarnen. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, half canton of Obwalden, krezer of 1730, Sarnen mint. Very rare, Very Fine.)"

Kreuzer were struck in many styles for ths canton but this one, with the eagle obverse and value reverse, is the only one for 1730.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.7 g, billon, 18 mm diameter, this specimen 0.69 g.

Catalog reference: KM 21, D.T. 624b, HMZ 2-739h.

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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1727 kreuzer
• 1729 kreuzer, eagle with value
• 1730 20 kreuzer, date on reverse
• 1730 ducat
• 1731 20 kreuzer, date above shield
• Coins and currency dated 1730