NGC - Coin of the Day: The Suez Canal opened on Nov. 17, 1869. It was the brainchild of French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, shown on this 1980 Panamanian coin. De Lesseps began an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to build a canal in Panama starting in 1880.

Country: Panama
Type: Non-circulating coin
Year: 1980
Value: 100 Balboa
Currency: Balboa (1904-date)
Composition: 50% Gold
Weight: 7.13 grams
Shape: Round
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