1 Centésimo


Copper plated zinc (97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper)	2.5 g	19.05 mm

Description

Issuer	Panama
Period	Republic (1903-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1996-2019
Value	1 Centesimo (1 centésimo) 0.01 PAB = USD 0.010
Currency	Balboa (1904-date)
Composition	Copper plated zinc (97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper)
Weight	2.5 g
Diameter	19.05 mm
Thickness	1.6 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated	2024-10-07

References

Numista	N#2850
Rarity index	5%

Reverse

Head of chief Urraca, an Indian chief from the Province of Veraguas, who fought the Spaniards in Panamá between 1520 and 1531, facing left with the date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
URRACÁ
2017

Edge

Plain

Comment

Since its separation from Colombia in 1903, Panama has used the United States Dollar. These coins have the same specifications as the United States 1 Cent and circulate alongside it.

Two types of legends are known:
Type I - legends on both sides without diacritical marks
Type II - legends on both sides with diacritical marks