Монетное созвездие

Presented by

Mint of Gdansk

Nominal value

5 dollars

Weight

62,2

Diameter

50

Metal

Silver 999°

Mintage

999

Production quality

Antique finish, high relief, red gold plated

Designer

Beata Kulesza-Damaziak, designer

Producer

Mint of Poland

Description of obverse and reverse

The reverse shows Leonidas fighting the Persian army. In the background you can see a small but brave Spartan army.

The obverse is decorated with a map showing the location of the Persian-Greek troops, the most important battles and battle routes, as well as a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

A brief annotation

Leonidas was the leader of Sparta in the last decade of his life. Armed with a round shield, a spear and a short iron sword, he sowed fear in the enemy's ranks. He was the leader of an army of 6-7 thousand people, which managed to stop the 300 thousand Persian soldiers in the Thermopil Gorge. This was the most important battle of the Greek-Persian war. Leonidas and most of his soldiers died in the battle, but it gave the Greeks time to gather a larger army and face the enemy forces. Particularly noteworthy is the selective plating of red gold on the coin, which imitates the blood of warriors.