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2 Zlotys Siege of Zamość, Heavier type
| Issuer | Zamość, City of |
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| Year | 1813 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the denomination numeral '2' above the abbreviation 'ZŁ' (Złote), all enclosed within a wreath of olive or laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon, the date 1813 appearing below within the wreath. A circular legend in Latin script runs along the full periphery reading BOŻE DOPOMÓŻ WIERNYM OYCZYŹNIE (meaning 'God help the faithful fatherland'). The overall design is simply engraved in the emergency style, with bold, somewhat irregular lettering throughout. |
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| Reverse lettering | BOZE DOPOMOZ WIERNYM OYCZYZNIE 2 ZŁOTE 1813 |
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Zamość held out against French forces during the 1813 campaign longer than virtually any other fortified city in the region, and its commandant, General Maurycy Hauke, authorized emergency coinage to pay the garrison when conventional supply lines collapsed. The heavier type distinguished here from the lighter emergency strikes reflects a deliberate attempt to maintain credibility with soldiers who had every reason to distrust ad hoc military scrip.
The siege lasted until December 1813, making this one of the last Napoleonic-era siege coinages struck in Polish territory before the final collapse of the Duchy of Warsaw.