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Currency: Balboa = 100 Centesimos (US $ is equivalent). Along with circulating US coins, there are sometimes and everyday coins in denominations of 1, 5 centesimo, 1/10, 1/4, 1/2 balboa; 1 and 2 balboas. Improved quality coins are issued in souvenir sets. In circulation US banknotes: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dollars. The issuing bank is the US Federal Reserve System.
Coins in circulation:
1 centesimo Obverse: In the center - the denomination in four lines: UN CENTESIMO DE BALBOA, in the upper part - the inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA. Reverse: In the center - a portrait of Urraki, one of the leaders of Burica (Costa Rica), who resisted the Spanish conquistadors. At the top there is a semicircular inscription: URRACA, at the bottom - the year of issue. 2008 Zinc clad with copper. Diameter - 19.05 mm., Thickness - 1.20 mm. The weight - 2.50 g. Smooth edge. Minted at the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM). This type of coin was produced in 1991, 1996, 2008
5 centesimo Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the bottom of the Coin - the year of issue. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA. Reverse: In the center - number "5", under the number - 9 stars, along the edge of the Coin there is an inscription: CINCO CENTESIMOS DE BALBOA. 1996 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 21.20 mm., Thickness - 1.95 mm. The weight - 5.00 g. Smooth edge. Circulation: 4. The only year of release. The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
1/10 balboa Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - the year of issue. Reverse: In the center - the image of Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475 - 1517), the Spanish admiral, conquistador who fled from creditors to America, crossed the Isthmus of Panama with troops and reached the Pacific Ocean. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: VN · DECIMO · DE · BALBOA. 2008, Copper clad with a copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 17.90 mm. The weight - 2.28 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was produced in 1996, 2001, 2008
1/4 balboa Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - the year of issue. Reverse: In the center - the image of Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475 - 1517), the Spanish admiral, conquistador, who fled from creditors to America, with troops crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: VN · CVARTO · DE · BALBOA. 2008, Copper-nickel clad copper. Diameter - 24.25 mm., Thickness - 1.75 mm. The weight - 5.65 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was produced in 1996, 2001, 2006, 2008
1/2 balboa Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - the year of issue. Reverse: In the center - the image of Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475 - 1517), the Spanish admiral, conquistador, who fled from creditors to America, with troops crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: MEDIO · BALBOA. 2008 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 30.60 Thickness - 2.20 mm. The weight - 11.30. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was produced in 1996, 2001, 2008 In 1973 - 1975, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1993, a coin of the same design was issued from copper clad with a copper-nickel alloy (Diameter 30.60 mm., The weight 11.30 years).
1 balboa Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - UN BALBOA. Reverse: In the center - the image of Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475 - 1517), the Spanish admiral, conquistador, who fled from creditors to America, with troops crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: VASCO NUÑEZ DE BALBOA, at the bottom - the year of issue. 2011 Bimetal: insert - steel plated with nickel-brass alloy, ring - steel plated with nickel. Diameter - 26.50 mm., Thickness - 2.00 mm. The weight - 7.20 g. Corrugated edge, inscription: BALBOA PANAMA. This type of coin has been produced since 2011.
2 balboa Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - DOS BALBOAS. Reverse: In the center - the image of Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475 - 1517), the Spanish admiral, conquistador, who fled from creditors to America, with troops crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: VASCO NUÑEZ DE BALBOA, at the bottom - the year of issue. 2011 Bimetal: insert - steel plated with nickel, ring - steel plated with nickel-brass alloy. Diameter - 28.00 mm., Thickness - 2.15 mm. The weight - 8.60 g. Edge with the inscription: VASCO NUÑEZ DE BALBOA. This type of coin has been produced since 2011. The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
COINS RARELY MEETING IN CIRCULATION: Coins of commemorative, special and commemorative issues, as well as coins of obsolete types are rarely found in circulation.
1 centesimo Obverse: In the center - denomination in two lines: UN CENTESIMO, below - laurel wreath, above - 9 stars in a semicircle. At the bottom of the Coin - the year of issue, at the top - the inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA. Reverse: In the center - a portrait of Urraki, one of the leaders of Burica (Costa Rica), who resisted the Spanish conquistadors. Above, there is a semicircular inscription: * URRACA *. 1983 Bronze. Diameter - 19.05 mm., Thickness - 1.55 mm. The weight - 3.10 g. Smooth edge. Circulation: 5. The coin was withdrawn from circulation, issued in 1961, 1962, 1966 - 1975, 1977 - 1980, 1982 - 1987 In 1983, a coin of a similar design was issued in circulation, but made of zinc clad with copper (Diameter 19.05 mm., Thickness 1.25 mm., The weight 2.50 years).
1 centesimo Obverse: In the center - the denomination in four lines: UN CENTESIMO DE BALBOA, in the upper part - the inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA. Reverse: In the center - a portrait of Urraki 3/4 to the left, one of the leaders of Burica (Costa Rica), who resisted the Spanish conquistadors. At the top there is a semicircular inscription: URRACA, at the bottom - the year of issue. 1991 Zinc clad with copper. Diameter - 19.05 mm., Thickness - 1.40 mm. The weight - 2.50 g. Smooth edge. This type of coin was produced in 1991, 1993
1 centesimo. FAO Series Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... Along the edge of the Coin, there are semicircular inscriptions: at the top - REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - UN CENTESIMO. Reverse: In the center - a ship in the Panama Canal, below - the year of issue. Along the edge of the Coin there is an inscription: XXI CENTURY FOOD SECURITY. 2000, Aluminum. Diameter - 22.80 mm. The weight - 1.64 g. Smooth edge. The only year of release.
5 centesimo Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the bottom of the Coin - the year of issue. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA. Reverse: In the center - number "5", under the number - 9 stars, along the edge of the Coin there is an inscription: CINCO CENTESIMOS DE BALBOA. 1982 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 21.20 mm., Thickness - 1.95 mm. The weight - 5.00 g. Smooth edge. Circulation: 8. This type of coin was produced in 1961, 1962, 1966 - 1975, 1982, 1983, 1993
5 Sentesimos. "Carlos Juan Finlay" Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA. At the bottom - face value: 5 CENTESIMOS. Reverse: In the center - the image of Carlos Haun Finlay (1833 - 1915), Cuban physician and physiologist, researcher of tropical diseases. Under the portrait is the year of issue. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: CARLOS J. FINLAY. Copper-nickel clad steel. Diameter - 21.20 mm., Thickness - 1.95 mm. The weight - 5.00 g. Smooth edge. This type of coin was produced in 1975 - 1982 There is no coin in the FMD funds.
5 Sentesimos. "Sarah Stotillo" Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the bottom of the Coin - the year of issue. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA. Reverse: In the center - the image of Sarah Stotillo (1900 - 1961), educator, teacher, one of the leaders of the feminist movement in Panama. Along the edge of the Coin there are semicircular inscriptions: below - Sara Sotillo, above - CINCO CENTÉSIMOS DE BALBOA. 2008 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 21.20 mm., Thickness - 2.00 mm. The weight - 5.00 g. Smooth edge. This type of coin was produced in 2001, 2008
1/10 balboa Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - the year of issue, framed by laurel branches. Reverse: In the center - the image of Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475 - 1517), the Spanish admiral, conquistador who fled from creditors to America, crossed the Isthmus of Panama with troops and reached the Pacific Ocean. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: VN · DECIMO · DE · BALBOA. 1983 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 17.90 mm., Thickness - 1.35 mm. The weight - 2.27 g. Corrugated edge. Mintage: 7. Mint of the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM). This type of coin was produced in 1966 - 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1993 In 1983 - 1985, a coin of similar design was issued from steel clad with copper-nickel (Diameter 17.90 mm., Thickness - 1.20 mm., The weight - 2.25 year).
1/4 balboa Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - the year of issue, framed by laurel branches. Reverse: In the center - the image of Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475 - 1517), the Spanish admiral, conquistador, who fled from creditors to America, with troops crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: VN · CVARTO · DE · BALBOA. 1969, Copper-nickel clad copper. Diameter - 25 mm., Thickness - 1.69 mm. The weight - 5.65 g. Corrugated edge. Circulation: 14. This type of coin was produced in 1965 - 1975, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1993
25 centesimo Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - the year of issue. Reverse: In the center - an image of a landmark and palm trees. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: VEINTICINCO CENTESIMOS. 2003, Copper-nickel clad copper. Diameter - 24.20 mm., Thickness - 1.70 mm. The weight - 5.56 g. Corrugated edge. Circulation: 6. The only year of release. The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
25 centesimos. "Puente del Rey Bridge" Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - the year of issue. Reverse: In the center - the image of the Puente del Rey bridge in Madrid. Inscriptions in a semicircle: at the top - VEINTICINCO CENTESIMOS, at the bottom - PUENTE DEL REY. 2005, Copper-nickel clad copper. Diameter - 24.20 mm., Thickness - 1.70 mm. The weight - 5.56 g. Corrugated edge. The only year of release. The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
1/4 balboa. "Protecting a Woman" Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - the year of issue. Reverse: In the center is a stylized ribbon. Inscriptions in a semicircle: at the top - VEINTICINCO CENTESIMOS, at the bottom - PROTEGETE MUJER. 2008, Copper-nickel clad copper. Diameter - 24.25 mm., Thickness - 1.75 mm. The weight - 5.65 g. Corrugated edge. The only year of release. The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
1/4 balboa. "Children's Hospital" Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - the year of issue. Reverse: In the center is a child's drawing. Above the drawing - the inscription: Hospital del Nino, below the drawing - the dates: 1968 - 2008. Inscriptions in a semicircle: in the upper part - VN CVARTO DE BALBOA, in the lower part - TE QUEREMOS VER CRECER. 2008, Copper-nickel clad copper. Diameter - 24.25 mm., Thickness - 1.75 mm. The weight - 5.65 g. Corrugated edge. The only year of release. The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
50 centesimos. "100 years of the National Bank of Panama" Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - the year of issue. Reverse: Center - images of the National Bank of Panama. Semicircular lettering: at the top - BANCO NACIONAL DE PANAMA | CENTENARIO, at the bottom - 1904 - 2004 | CINQUENTA CENTESIMOS DE BALBOA. 2009, Copper-nickel clad copper. Diameter - 30.60 mm., Thickness - 2.20 mm. The weight - 11.30 g. Corrugated edge. Circulation: 2. The only year of release. The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
1/2 balboa. "Monastery of the Immaculate Conception" Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - MEDIO BALBOA. Reverse: In the center - the image of the monastery. In the upper part there is a semicircular inscription in two lines: CONVENTO DE LAS MONJAS DE LA CONCEPCIÓN | PANAMA VIEJO. At the bottom - the year of issue. 2010 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 30.60 Thickness - 2.20 mm. The weight - 11.30. Corrugated edge. Circulation: 3. The only year of release. The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
1/2 balboa. "Coin 1580" Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - MEDIO BALBOA. Reverse: In the center - the reconstruction of the obverse of the coin with a denomination of 2 reais, minted in 1580: the coat of arms is depicted, to the left of the coat of arms of the letter AR, to the right - ii .. In the upper part there is an inscription in a semicircle in two lines: MONEDA DE 1580 | PANAMA VIEJO. At the bottom - the year of issue. 2011, Copper-nickel clad copper. Diameter - 30.60 Thickness - 2.20 mm. The weight - 11.30. The edge is corrugated. The only year of release. The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
1/2 balboa. "Royal House" Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - MEDIO BALBOA. Reverse: In the center - the image of the royal house. In the upper part there is an inscription in a semicircle in two lines: CASAS REALES | PANAMA VIEJO. At the bottom - the year of issue. 2012, Copper-nickel clad copper. Diameter - 30.60 Thickness - 2.20 mm. The weight - 11.30. The edge is corrugated. The coin was put into circulation on August 15, 2012 The only year of release.
1 balboa Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: on the shield there are five fields - a crossed rifle and a saber, a shovel and a hoe, the sun over the Panama Canal, a cornucopia, a winged wheel (as a symbol of progress), everything between the flags, at the top there is an eagle and 9 stars (by the number of provinces) ... At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, at the bottom - 1 BALBOA. Reverse: In the center - the portrait of the commander of the National Guard, General Omar Torrijos Herreru (1929 - 1981), who came to power in a military coup in 1968, who died on July 31, 1981 in a plane crash. Below is the year of issue. In the upper part, a semicircular inscription: CENTRAL OMAR TORRIJOS H. 1983 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 37.8 mm. The weight - 22.40 g. Corrugated edge. Circulation: 200. This type of coin was produced in 1982 - 1984
