2 1/2 Centésimos 'Panama Pill'

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Legenda del rovescio	DOS Y MEDIO CENTESIMOS DE BALBOA ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO G.1.25 LEY 0.900 (Translation: Two and a Half Centesimos of a Balboa For the Benefit of the World 1.25 Grams 0.900 Purity)
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Zecca	Philadelphia Mint, United States
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Informazioni aggiuntive	Panama's first national coinage was authorized almost immediately after independence from Colombia in November 1903, with contracts placed in quick succession at U.S. mints. This tiny silver piece — the smallest denomination in that inaugural series — earned its "Panama Pill" nickname from its near-pharmaceutical dimensions, a natural consequence of maintaining silver parity at fractional values for a brand-new republic with no monetary infrastructure of its own. The entire 1904 issue was struck at the Philadelphia Mint. Circulation life was brutal for pieces this small; attrition rates were high.