View source for Panama 1973 2-1/2 centesimos

[[Image:Panama 1973 2-5 centesimos obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Panama 1973 2-5 centesimos rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was issued by [[Panama]] in 1973 and 1975 as part of the F.A.O. series. This was the first use of this denomination since 1940 and would be used sporadically for various collector coins until 1985, when the Franklin Mint abandoned coinage production.

''Recorded mintage:'' 2,000,000.

''Specification:'' copper-nickel clad copper, 15 mm diameter, designed by Frank Gasparro.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 32.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 

''Link to:''
* [[Panama 1973 1/10 balboa]]
* [[Panama 1973 balboa|1973 balboa]]
* [[Panama 1973-FM 20 balboas|1973-FM 20 balboas, Bolivar]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1973]]
* return to coins of [[Panama]]

[[Category:F.A.O. series coinage]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]