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 Maciej Pasztor
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| General Description : | The Battle of Vienna took place on 11 and 12 September[3] 1683 after Vienna had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. It was a battle of the Holy Roman Empire in league with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Holy League) versus the Ottoman Empire and chiefdoms of the Ottoman Empire at the Kahlenberg mountain near Vienna. The battle marked the beginning of the political hegemony of the Habsburg dynasty in the Holy Roman Empire and Central Europe. The battle was won by the combined forces of the Holy Roman Empire and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Viennese garrison was led by Ernst Rüdiger Graf von Starhemberg subordinate of Leopold I Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor. Command of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, as well as overall command, was held by the King of Poland, Jan III Sobieski. |
| Material | Gold |
| Face value | 50 Groszy |
| Catalog code (Scott) | 327 |
| Catalog code | Polish Stamps Catalog 317 |
| Series | 20th anniv. of Poland’s independence. |
| Print run | 5,000,000 |
| Issue date | 11/11/1938 |
| Designer | Wacław Boratyński; Grav: M. Dutczyński |
| Paper type | White |
| Print technique | Engraving |
| Printed by | PWPW (Polska Wytwórnia Papierow Wartosciowych) |
| Perforation | 12½ x 12 3/4 harrow (Polish catalog) |
| Height | 27.50 mm |
| Width | 22.50 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
