A very nice piece.
The version with a dot before the torch.
The highest denomination of the Uprising issue, about which R. Janke wrote as follows:
...After the dethronement of Nicholas I, the minting of gold coins with denominations of 25 and 50 złotych was also discontinued. These coins had no basis in Polish numismatic tradition, but it was also necessary to find a way for the new Polish gold coin to be immediately accepted in Western Europe. It was then that the Warsaw Mint began minting a foreign gold coin—the Dutch ducat, which was widely known throughout Europe. By replacing the mint mark on the Dutch ducats with a small Polish eagle, the mint was able to produce a coin that aroused no suspicion and was readily accepted by the foreign market. On March 24, 1831, the Bank of Poland ordered the Warsaw Mint to prepare dies for striking such ducats. As early as March 31, 1831, a resolution of the National Government was issued regarding the striking of Dutch ducats in Poland. In early April, the mint increasingly encountered problems with silver supplies, and its reserves were already running low. Therefore, the decision to mint a gold coin enabled the continued production of full-value coins. The issuance of these ducats was made possible by the purchase of 561 kg of gold abroad, which allowed for the minting of the first batch of ducats. A total of 162,347 ducats were minted....
