The Lviv orts are, next to Lviv's , the most difficult to complete vintage orts of Jan Kazimierz.
Their rarity today is correlated with the difficult fate of the city during the reign of the last of the Vasa dynasty on the Polish throne. Although the beginnings of his reign did not foreshadow this.
After years limited only to occasional issues, in 1651 the mint in Elblag resumed its activities. This has to do with the 1650 monetary reform, which ended the ban on small coinage. Taking advantage of it, Elblag mints the first two-grosze and orts in its history. However, this issuance ends as quickly as it begins. In 1652, its manager dies and the minting of coins is halted.
The situation is changed only by the Swedish deluge, which pours into the city in 1655. The city capitulates before the Swedish army, signing a deed on December 12, 1655, and the very next year begins minting coins with the titular of Gustav II Adolf. Responsible for them is the current head of the mint - Nikolai Hennig (NH).
The occupation ends only with the Peace of Oliva, signed in May 1660, and this is also when the mint returns to minting coins under the name of the Polish king. It is not, however, a large one. During the Swedish occupation, the city suffered not only destruction, but also disease epidemics, which historians say claimed thousands of victims.
Responsible for the issues is again Mikolaj Hennig, although his initials NH appear only on the 1661-1662 group. Interestingly, contrary to the knowledge of Jaroslaw Dutkowski, according to whom his contract expired already in 1661.
A rare, valued coin.
