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1/4 Balboa Children's Hospital
| Issuer | Panama |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Panama occupy the central field, comprising a shield quartered with symbols of the republic, flanked by a cornucopia and an eagle, with nine five-pointed stars arranged in an arc above representing the nine provinces of Panama. The legend REPUBLICA DE PANAMA curves along the upper periphery, while the national motto PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO is inscribed across the lower portion of the shield area, with the date 2008 in the exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE PANAMA ********* PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO 2008 (Translation: Republic of Panama For the Benefit of the World) |
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Panama has issued a long series of commemorative quarter-sized pieces tied to specific public institutions, and this children's hospital issue is one of several struck to direct symbolic attention toward state healthcare infrastructure during the Torrijos Martín administration. The coin circulated alongside standard Balboa coinage without distinction in daily commerce, as Panama's dollarized economy — formally using U.S. currency since 1904 — treats locally struck pieces as parallel tender rather than primary monetary instruments.