5 Cents Palo Seco Leprosarium

Features

Location Panama
Period Republic (1903-date)
Type Confinement tokens › Leper colony token
Year 1919
Value 5 Cents (0.05)
Currency Dollar
Composition Brass
Weight 4.1 g
Diameter 21.3 mm
Shape Round with a square hole
Technique Milled
Demonetized 28 December 1955
Number
N#
21641
References KM# Tn2
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PALO SECO

CANAL ZONE

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REDEEMABLE FOR
FIVE CENTS

5
IN MERCHANDISE

Comments

The leprosarium of Palo Seco, established on a little accesible peninsula at a short distance from the Canal Zone, was opened in 1907 to 1972. The tokens, struck in 1919, served until 1952 and were largely destroyed in 1955.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1919)  1 000

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