1975 REPUBLIC OF PANAMA PROOF SET. LARGE SILVER CONTENT !! FRANKLIN MINT. Very big size silver” see description

1975 Panama Proof Set in Box

1975 Panama Proof Set in Box

Panama Proof Coin Sets

Countries

Reverse of Panama Silver Proof 20 Balboas

Reverse of Panama Silver Proof 20 Balboas

1975 Panama Proof Coin Sets

In 1975 Panama issued proof Balboa coin sets featuring the first major coinage redesign in its history. There were two different sets issued, one containing the large 20 Balboa coin, the other without it.

First Major Coinage Re-Design

According to the informstion sheet which accompanies these sets, the coins feature the first makor coinage redesign in the countries 77 year history, and also both the smallest and largest circulating coins in the world. although it is difficult to imagine that the 20 Balboas were ever actually used in circulation. The two-and-a-half centesimo coin is also known as the “Panama Pill” because of its tiny size.

Specifications

Mintage: 37,041

Denomination Diameter Weight Fineness Silver Content

20 Balboas 61 129.5900 .925 3.8544

5 Balboas 39 35.1200 .925 1.0446

1 Balboa 38.10 26.7300 .925 0.7950

50 Centesimos 30.61 N/A Clad*  

25 Centesimos 24.26 N/A Clad*  

10 Centesimos 17.91 N/A Clad*  

5 Centesimos 21.21 N/A Clad*  

2.5 Centesimos 10.00 N/A Clad*  

1 Centesimo 19.05 N/A CCZ*  

Total (3 Coins) 191.4400 .925 5.6940

Total (2 Coins) 61.8500 .925 1.8396

Notes

Denomination = Face Value of Coin

Diameter = Diameter in millimetres

Weight = Total weight in grams

Fineness = Proportion of silver

Silver Content = Actual fine silver content in troy ounces.

Clad = Copper clad with cupro-nickel

CCZ = Copper coated zinc.

Panama Proof Coin Set – First Major Coinage Redesign, 9 Coins