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5 Balboas FAO
| Issuer | Republic of Panama |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Thickness | 2.8 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Panama is prominently displayed in the center of the field, depicting a quartered shield surmounted by a harpy eagle with outstretched wings and flanked by nine stars arranged in an arc above. The shield quarters feature a sword and rifle symbolizing the rejection of civil war, a shovel and pick representing labor, a cornucopia, and a winged wheel denoting progress, with the national motto PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO inscribed on a banner across the shield. Two small five-pointed stars appear at the left and right sides of the field. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE PANAMA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 5 BALBOAS is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Mintage | 1972 - - 70,000 1972 - Proof - 10,000 |
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Panama's 1972 5 Balboas FAO issue was struck as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's global coin program, which ran through the 1960s and 70s and persuaded dozens of governments to produce commemorative pieces promoting food security. Panama's participation was politically convenient — the Torrijos regime was actively courting international goodwill during the years it was pressing Washington to renegotiate the Canal Zone treaties, a campaign that would eventually succeed with the 1977 Torrijos-Carter Accords.