Latin American "half Dollars"

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Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 03/04/2015 5:43 pm There was a time when Latin American currecies were stable, often pegged in value to the U.S. dollar, and thus coinage likewise was produced so as to have intrinsic worth. Some of these issues were actually struck by the U.S. Mint, in some instances on the same planchets that were standard for equivalent U.S. denominations. Two such are pictured here. To the left, a 1934 Colombia 50 Centavos, with Simón Bolívar depicted on the obverse. On the right, a 1953 Panama Medio Balboa, bearing an effigy of (naturally) Vasco Núñez de Balboa. This was the year that the 50th anniversary of Panamanian independence was being commemorated. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 03/05/2015 09:30 am Report this Post to the Staff

wonghinghi Pillar of the Community Hong Kong 1270 Posts	Posted 03/04/2015 10:55 pm Colombia and Panama were originally one country. After they were divided, their national emblem still looks similar. The division seems to be more or less "friendly" rather than full of hatred. The coins reflect the truth! Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 03/05/2015 09:44 am Quote: Colombia and Panama were originally one country. That much is true. However, the division came about only after the United States threw its support behind the Panamanian separatists (who had been fighting for their cause for decades, and which over that period of time most certainly had not been a nonviolent movement) following Colombia's rejection of the Hay-Herrán Treaty, which was to have permitted the construction of a canal across the isthmus. The U.S. then negotiated another treaty with the newly independent Panama to allow the project to go forward. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 03/05/2015 2:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 03/05/2015 11:57 am Interesting. What goes around comes around. There would be no half dollars if there had been no 4R's. There would be no Colombia without Bolivar, who the Spaniards hated more than Andrew Jackson. At least they were silver coins...by the time I visited in the 90's it was all fiat money, inflating at a crazy rate. One of the places the Colombianos I knew loved to visit is San Andres island. Nicer and less expensive than Cartagena. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Andres_(island) It's far up the Panama coast but still part of Colombia. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Edited by thq 03/05/2015 12:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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