10 Cents (Palo Seco Leprosarium)
Issuer Panama
Type Leper colony tokens
Obverse
Lettering: PALO SECO CANAL ZONE
Reverse
Lettering: REDEEMABLE FOR TEN CENTS 10 IN MERCHANDISE
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
PALO SECO CANAL ZONE
Reverse Lettering
REDEEMABLE FOR TEN CENTS 10 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.
