Jasna Góra Defence [2]

The 350th Anniversary of the Jasna Góra Defence

Subject: no
Face value: 2 pln
Alloy: (CuAl5Zn5Sn1) NG
Diameter: 27 mm
Weight: 8.15 g
Finish: standard
Mintage: 1000000 pcs
On the edge: an inscription, NBP, repeated eight times, every second one inverted by 180 degrees, separated by stars
Additional: no
Date of issue: 2005-08-24
Issue price: 2 pln
Against the background of the stylized section of Johanes Bensheimer's etching entitled: "Oblężenie Jasnej Góry przez Szwedów w 1655 r." [The Jasna Góra siege by the Swedes in 1655] on the right-hand side, a stylized portrait of Father Augustyn Kordecki from a late 17th century painting. At the top, a semicircular inscription, 350-LECIE OBRONY JASNEJ GÓRY, and a notation of the year, 1655, below.

Designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska
An image of the Eagle established as the State Emblem of the Republic of Poland. The notation of the year of issue, 20-05, at the sides of the Eagle. Below the Eagle an inscription, ZŁ 2 ZŁ. An inscription on the rim, RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA (The Republic of Poland) preceded and followed by six pearls. The Mint's mark, m/w, under the Eagle's left leg.

Designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska

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The 350th Anniversary of the Jasna Góra Defence

The defence of Jasna Góra in Częstochowa against the Swedish troops besieging the sanctuary in November and December 1655 comes as one of the most momentous events in the Polish history. The siege was one of the most important events of the war that was dedared on Poland in July 1655 by the King of Sweden, Charles X Gustav.

The Polish-Swedish war of 1655-1656 - known in the Polish tradition as the "Deluge" - commenced when three Swedish armies (approximately 55,000 soldiers) entered Poland and Lithuania in July 1655. Poland was weakened by armed conflicts with Cossaks and Russia, whereas the morale of the Polish gentry was low. Swedes soon gained a military advantage as the majority of the gentry volunteered to swear allegiance to King Charles Gustav. Poznań ...

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