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100 Balboas Dove Orchid
| Issuer | Panama |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Value | 100 Balboas |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Panama occupies the central field, surrounded by a legend along the upper periphery reading REPUBLICA DE PANAMA and the national motto PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO. Nine five-pointed stars are arranged in an arc above the shield. The fineness designation 900/1000 ORO FINO and the denomination 100 BALBOAS appear below the arms, with the Franklin Mint initials FM also present. The entire design is executed in high relief with a finely detailed field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE PANAMA ********* PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO FM 900/1000 ORO FINO 100 BALBOAS (Translation: Republic of Panama For the Benefit of the World 900/1000 Fine Gold) |
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Panama's 1978 gold issues were produced for the international collector market during the Torrijos years, when the government actively used commemorative coinage as a foreign exchange mechanism. The Dove Orchid — Peristeria elata, Panama's national flower — was declared the national floral emblem in 1980, meaning this coin actually predates that official designation by two years.