1 Dollar (Palo Seco Leprosarium)
Issuer Panama
Type Leper colony tokens
Obverse
Lettering: PALO SECO CANAL ZONE
Reverse
Lettering: REDEEMABLE FOR ONE DOLLAR 1⁰⁰ IN MERCHANDISE
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
PALO SECO CANAL ZONE
Reverse Lettering
REDEEMABLE FOR ONE DOLLAR 1⁰⁰ IN MERCHANDISE
Comments
The leprosarium of Palo Seco, established on a little accesible peninsula at a short distance from the Canal Zone, was opened in 1907 to 1972. The tokens, struck in 1919, served until 1952 and were largely destroyed in 1955.
