April 26, 2024
RARE Molon Labe 1oz ounce .999 Silver Round, "COME AND TAKE IT!" 2nd Ammendment
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Molon Labe Come and Take It 1oz Silver Round This listing is for a Hard to find, 1oz Molon Labe "Come and Take It" .999 Fine Silver Round. Yours will be placed in a clear coin slip. Last one Don't Miss Out! Though severely outnumbered during the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, King Leonidas I led the Spartans in a clash against Xerxes I and the Persian Army. The Spartans fought for three days and, though ultimately defeated, they did not go down without a fight. The Spartans caused extensive damage to the Persian forces, delaying progress to Athens — giving citizens time to escape. Prior to battle, Xerxes’ demanded that King Leonidas and his Spartan army lay down their weapons. The King bravely responded in his Greek tongue: “Molon labe!” “Come and take.”Now the famous phrase has been memorialized on this 1 Oz Molon Labe Silver Round. The obverse features a Spartan helmet with two swords and five arrows crossing behind it. A banner runs across the arrows above the helmet, reading MOLON LABE. A banner below is inscribed with the same phrase in Greek. COME AND TAKE IT is inscribed on the reverse of each Molon Labe round, along with 1 OZ .999 FINE SILVER. Between the inscriptions are two overlapping guns, one star and a cannon. The phrase — along with the cannon and star — also appeared on the Gonzalez flag, which was flown by Texans
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