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2 Zlotys Siege of Zamość
| Issuer | Zamość, City of |
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| Year | 1813 |
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| Weight | 8.1 g |
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| Reverse description | At centre, the denomination numeral '2' appears above the word ZŁOTE and the date 1813, all enclosed within a wreath of two crossed olive or laurel branches tied at the base, their sprays rising symmetrically to either side of the central inscription. Encircling the wreath, a continuous peripheral legend reads BOZE DOPOMOZ WIERNYM OYCZINIE, meaning 'God, help those faithful to the homeland.' The composition is formally balanced, combining patriotic sentiment with a clear statement of value and date in a manner typical of Napoleonic-era Polish emergency coinage. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Zamość issued this coin during the 1813 siege, when the French-garrisoned fortress — one of the last Napoleonic holdouts on Polish soil — was cut off by Russian and Austrian forces following the catastrophic retreat from Moscow. With conventional supply lines severed, the commandant authorized emergency coinage struck from locally sourced silver to pay the trapped garrison. The siege lasted until December 1813, making this among the final material expressions of Napoleonic administration in the region.