Panama 2½ centésimos 1904 

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Panama 2½ centésimos 1904
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
9782695
Area
Coins
Title
Panama 2½ centésimos 1904
Country
Panama
Face value
0,025 balboa (2,50 centésimos)
Year
1904
Variety / overstrike
Era
Panama - Republic (1903-present)
Head of State
Manuel Amador Guerrero of Panama (1904-1908)
Type
Coin
Designer
Unknown
Series
Theme
Coat of Arms (heraldic), Explorers, Helmets, Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Material
Silver (Ag)
Gold- or silver content
900
Weight
1.25
Diameter
10
Thickness
1.5
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
REPUBLICA DE PANAMA DIOS LEY LIBERTAD BALBOA 1904
Reverse
DOS Y MEDIO CENTESIMOS DE BALBOA PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO G.1.25 LEY 0.900
Edge
Reeded
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Number produced
400.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 1
Catalogue number
Schön# 1
Details
Actually minted in 1905. This is the smallest coin ever minted by the United States and is also known as the "Panama Pill".