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Guldiner
| Issuer | Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden, Monetary Union of |
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| Year | 1513 |
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| Value | Guldiner (1) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the field, with crossed papal keys positioned above. Below the eagle, three heraldic escutcheons display the arms of Uri (bull's head), Schwyz (cross), and Unterwalden (key), arranged side by side. A beaded inner circle frames the design, with the Latin legend running along the outer border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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The 1513 Guldiner of the Forest Cantons — Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden — was struck in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Novara, where Swiss mercenary forces routed the French and restored the Sforza to Milan. The monetary union behind this coin was a direct political expression of that collective military power, three cantons asserting shared economic identity at a moment of peak Swiss influence over northern Italian affairs.
Guldiners of this issue are genuinely rare survivors. The Dav EC I#8760 attribution places it firmly in the early large silver series, predating the standardization that would later define Swiss cantonal coinage.