Double-beaten, with a distinct offset between strikes.
Variety with obverse legend ending in PRVS (bow), eagles on the reverse of the second variant.
The history of this issue begins after the heroic defense of Lviv against the besieging Moscow and Cossack armies. At a time when more cities of the Crown fell under the onslaught of the Swedes, it was victorious Lviv that became the destination of King Jan Kazimierz. Having reached the city in February, he issued a universal order to open a mint as early as March 1, 1656, out of the need to pay the troops. The silver for the issuance of coins (orts and sixpences) was obtained from seized silver from church treasuries, beginning the minting of coins on May 15 and ending just 37 weeks later!
