A magnificent piece of Zamosc six-penny.A very rare denomination, which is not even found in such beautiful states of preservation.
A mint piece, with preserved natural mint red piercing the nooks and crannies of the relief. Appreciated by the note MS63 - the only such and the highest in the NGC censuses, which well illustrates the uniqueness of this piece. Out of 18 pieces of this denomination selected for grading, only four received an MS-type note, but only this one so high.
This is one of only two siege issues in the history of Polish numismatics. The first was the 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 DOPOMOZ WIERNYM OYCZYNIE" in the rim of the reverse.
Piece from 2 ANPN auctions (2011, PLN 32,200).
