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20 Balboas Bolívar
| Uitgever | Panama |
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| Jaar | 1983 |
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| Diameter | 61 mm |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A bold half-length effigy of Simón Bolívar faces left, depicted in military uniform with epaulettes, holding a rolled scroll in his right hand. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field, conveying a heroic and statesmanlike character. The circular legend BICENTENARIO DEL NACIMIENTO DE SIMON BOLÍVAR curves around the upper and right periphery. The date 1983 appears in the lower exergue, flanked by raised dots. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Panama's 20 Balboa series occupies a peculiar corner of numismatic history — these massive silver pieces were never intended for pocket change. Struck under contract by foreign mints and sold directly to collectors, they functioned essentially as government-sanctioned bullion souvenirs at a time when Panama had no central bank of its own and the U.S. dollar served as the de facto circulating currency.
The 1983 issue honoring Bolívar appeared the same year Panama was navigating severe debt renegotiations tied to the broader Latin American debt crisis, which made the hard currency generated by numismatic exports quietly useful to the treasury.