5 Centésimos Carlos Finlay
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Features
| Issuer |
Panama
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Republic (1903-date)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Years | 1975-1982 |
| Value | 5 Centesimos (5 centésimos) 0.05 PAB = USD 0.05 |
| Currency | Balboa (1904-date) |
| Composition | Miedzionikiel clad miedź (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 21.21 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Technique | Frezowana |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 20603 |
| References | KM# 35 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Herb Panamy poniżej łuku złożonego z 9 gwiazd, legenda powyżej i nominał poniżej
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE PANAMA
*********
PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO
FM
5 CENTESIMOS
Reverse
(en) Head of Carlos J. Finlay facing 1/4 left with legend above and date below
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
CARLOS J. FINLAY
1975
Edge
Zwykły
© Julio Vega (CC BY-NC-SA)
Mints
| Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date) | |
| FM | Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-2003) |
Comments
(en) Carlos Finlay (1883-1915) was a Cuban physician who became famous for his studies to identify the mosquito vector of the virus responsible for the yellow fever. The information proved particularly useful to limit the disease during the construction of the canal.
Present in sets
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1975 Coins of Panama
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1975 Panama Proof Set
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1982 Coins of the Republic of Panama (incl. 5 balboa "Ley 0.500" erroneous)
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1975 | 80 000 | $ 1.90 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
19% | |||||||||||
| 1975 FM | 1 410 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
2% | ||||||||||||
| 1975 FM | 15 000 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Matte | 3% | |||||||||||
| 1975 FM | 41 000 | $ 3.10 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Proof | 44% | ||||||||||
| 1976 | 20 000 | $ 2.00 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
5% | |||||||||||
| 1976 FM | 13 000 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Matte | 2.0% | |||||||||||
| 1976 FM | 12 000 | $ 3.70 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Proof | 13% | ||||||||||
| 1977 FM | 13 000 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
2% | ||||||||||||
| 1977 FM | 9 548 | $ 4.60 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Proof | 9% | ||||||||||
| 1978 FM | 12 000 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
2% | ||||||||||||
| 1979 FM | 5 949 | $ 3.20 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Proof | 13% | ||||||||||
| 1980 FM | 43 000 | $ 1.90 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
8% | |||||||||||
| 1980 FM | 2 629 | KM# 35.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Edge: "1830 BOLIVAR 1980"; Proof | 2% | |||||||||||
| 1981 FM | 1 973 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Proof | 1.3% | |||||||||||
| 1982 FM | 3 000 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
5% | ||||||||||||
| 1982 FM | 1 480 | KM# 35.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Proof | 1.1% | |||||||||||
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Katz Auction 189 Lot 992 
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3 Apr 2026 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 55.32
(EUR 48.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 176 Lot 740
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18 Nov 2025 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 57.62
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Katz Auction 167 Lot 305
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