Leonidas, Great Commanders series, Niue 2019, 5 Dollars, 2 oz, 45 mm, antique finish ultra high relief coin, red gold plated, client: Mint of Gdansk, producer: Mint of Poland.

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The second coin in this series after “Spartacus”. This is the ilustration of the famous battle of Thermopylae. The Spartan phalanx is just hiting the Persian army.

The reverse of Leonidas coin.
Design of the reverse.
Close-up of the Leonidas' face.
Close-up of the Leonidas’ face.
On the obverse: the map of the battle of Thermopylae.
On the obverse: the map of the battle of Thermopylae.

Great Commanders

battleclose-up view of the facephalanx