View source for Panama 1984 balboa KM-76

[[Image:Panama 1984 balboa obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Panama 1984 balboa rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This type was issued 1982-84 in honor of "Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution" Omar Torrijos, killed in a plane crash in 1981. Dark rumors, still unproven, circulated that the CIA or Manuel Noriega, his successor, was involved. Unfortunately, collecting Panamanian coins lost its popularity after the Franklin mint overissued proof sets and commemoratives in the 1970's and 1980's. For years, few Panamanian coins sold for more than melt. 

''Recorded mintage:'' 200,000.

''Specification:'' 22.68 g, copper-nickel, 38.1 mm diameter. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM-76. 

''[[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 1967 balboa]]
* [[Panama 1982 balboa KM-76|1982 balboa, Torrijos]]
* [[Panama 1983-FM balboa|1983 balboa]]
* [[Panama 1983-FM 5 balboas|1983 5 balboas]]
* [[Panama 1983-FM 20 balboas KM-93|1983 20 balboas, Simon Bolivar]]
* [[Panama 1983-FM 100 balboas]]
* [[Panama 1984-FM 500 balboas|1984 500 balboas, golden eagle]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1984]]
* return to coins of [[Panama]]

[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]