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150 Balboas Simon Bolivar
| Issuer | Panama |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Value | 150 Balboas |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE PANAMA ********* PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO FM 500/1000 FINE GOLD 150 BALBOAS (Translation: Republic of Panama For the Benefit of the World 500/1000 Fine Gold) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Panama's 1980 gold issues were produced during a politically turbulent stretch following the 1977 Torrijos-Carter Treaties, which formally set the timeline for Canal Zone transfer. The Bolívar commemorative fits within a broader regional series Panama issued through this period celebrating Simón Bolívar, whose 1826 Congress of Panama — held in the city itself — attempted to unify the newly independent Spanish American republics into a single confederation. It failed within months.
The .500 fineness is notably low for a gold commemorative, a deliberate cost-reduction choice that kept face value accessible while still qualifying as a gold issue.