Fines of current circulation from Panama in its Republican life from 1904 to 2019 were part of the valuable collection that was observed by numisma amateurs as part of the Binational Numismatic Event between Panama and Venezuela, that was held on March 4 and 5 and that was headquarters of the Ministry of Culture (MiCultura).

On this occasion Panama became host to 12 delegations from countries such as Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Portugal, Argentina, Cuba and Ecuador.

He responded to Gabriel González, his Vice Minister of Culture, with his opening of this event that came from the initiative of the Panama Numysmatic Association and a group of Numysmatic Associations of Venezuela, and was free and had an important academic agenda with lectures by national and international Numysmatic historians.

"It's important for the Ministry of Culture to recognize the research work that numysmatics contributes to the economic and commercial history of nations and thus to the preservation of currencies, exchange documents and bibliography as a result of research that collect and express the meaning of these goods and resources, in the lives of the inhabitants of old times," said the Vice Minister of Culture.

Activities such as an auction, commercial tables, coin exhibitions and the sale of crafts were also held during the day while the public was able to admire an unprecedented collection of rare coins from Panama as well as a collection of photographs and documents from the Chiriquí Railroad.

For Eduardo Lay Parra, president of the Panama Numismatic Association, "this type of event allows us to join with other countries and to put in place similar conditions that will allow us to improve studies about the currencies of our different countries each with his or her experience at some time to solve doubts about the currencies of our countries based on the experiences of other countries."

The numismatics have an historic narrative because many of the components of the coin have to do with events that have arisen in Panama and that have been made coins to commemorate them, adds lay Parra.