BALBOA: COIN OF PANAMA
1/10 balboa (un decimo de balboa), 1982: Republic of Panama
VN DECIMO DE BALBOA: one tenth of balboa (1/10 balboa).
Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475-1519).
REPVBLICA DE PANAMA: Republic of Panama.
Coat of arms of Panama: the composition is based on the image of the Isthmus of Panama, an eagle rising with wings displayed and motto of "Pro Mundi Beneficio" ("For the benefit of the world").
Mintage: 7.740.000.
- Copper-nickel plated copper: 18 mm - 2.25 g
- Reference price: 1$
COIN BALBOA — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- REPUBLIC OF PANAMA (1930-): balboa = 100 centésimo
The balboa coin (the currency of Panama) is named after the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa, who opened the Pacific Ocean to Europeans by crossing the Isthmus of Panama.
