Here is one of only two siege issues in the history of Polish numismatics.
The first were coins from the time of the siege of Gdansk by the army of King Stefan Batory in 1577. The second are those minted at the Zamosc fortress, besieged by Russian troops, after the defeat of Napoleon's march on Moscow.
The decision to mint them was made by the fortress command in September 1813, and it was decided to mint two denominations - silver two-zloty coins and today's noticeably rarer copper six-zloty coins. The latter were made on filed and vaulted Austrian 6-penny coins, 1,330 of which were requisitioned on November 15 from the magistrate's coffers.
A variety with the inscription "GOD HELPS THE BELIEVERS IN THE OCCUPATION" in the rim of the reverse.Nicely preserved surface and above average minting quality for this issue. An attractive and highly valued coin.
