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2 Pesos
| Issuer | Estado Soberano de Panamá |
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| Year | 1869-1872 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | BILLETE DE Estado Soberano de Panamá DOS PESOS Panamá El Presidente El Secretario El Administrador General de Hacienda |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green on plain paper, with the large bold word "DOS" rendered in mirrored/reversed letterpress across the lower portion of the note, serving as a denomination counter visible from the reverse. A manuscript signature appears in ink at the upper centre of the reverse face. |
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The Estado Soberano de Panamá was one of nine sovereign states within the Rionegran confederation of Colombia, each granted the right to issue its own currency under the 1863 constitution — an arrangement that produced a proliferation of provincial paper money across the isthmus and the interior. Panama's geographic position made it an unusual case: the transcontinental railroad had been operating since 1855, and the local economy ran on a mix of Colombian, American, and Chilean coin alongside whatever paper the state could float.
The American Bank Note Company printed this series under its earlier corporate name. Attribution to that firm is confirmed by the imprint, not inferred.