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| 正面描述 | The obverse displays the national coat of arms of Panama centered in the field, depicting a quartered shield bearing symbols of the isthmus including a cornucopia, tools, and a sailing ship, surmounted by a displayed eagle with wings spread and a ribbon inscribed PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO. Nine stars arc above the shield. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE PANAMA runs along the upper periphery, with the date flanked by two dots positioned at the base. |
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| 铸造量 | 1907 - KM#7.1 (`DOS Y MEDIOS`) - 800,000 1916 - KM#7.2 (`DOS Y MEDIO`) - 800,000 1918 - KM#7.2 (`DOS Y MEDIO`) - 7 |
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Panama's coinage in this period was contracted entirely to outside mints — the country had no domestic striking facility — and these pieces were produced at the Philadelphia Mint under an arrangement that reflected the United States' outsized influence over the young republic, which had only separated from Colombia in 1903. The fractional denomination itself, a 2½ centésimos, is an artifact of a monetary system designed around the Balboa's parity with the U.S. dollar, requiring subdivisions that could align with American coin values in the Canal Zone.
Copper-nickel was specified partly to discourage hoarding; silver fractionals had vanished almost immediately into private hands.