Obverse description	Panamanian coat of arms with 9 stars above. Name of the country above, wreath and date below.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	REPVBLICA - DE - PANAMA PRO MVNDI BENEFICIO 1968 (Translation: Republic of Panama For the Benefit of the World)
Reverse description	Armoured bust with helmet of Vasco Núñez de Balboa facing left surrounded by value in letters and wreath. The bust touches the rim below.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	MEDIO BALBOA (Translation: Half Balboa)
Edge	Reeded
Mint	Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa,Canada (1908-date) United States Mint of Denver,United States (1906-date) United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
Mintage	1966  - KM#12a.1; Royal Canadian Mint - 1 000 000 1966  - KM#12a.1; Royal Canadian Mint; Proof - 13 000 1966  - KM#12a.2 (Error: Type II helmet rim incomplete) - 1967  - KM#12a.1; San Francisco Mint - 300 000 1967  - KM#12a.1; San Francisco Mint; Proof - 12 701 1968  - KM#12a.1; San Francisco Mint - 1 000 000 1968  - KM#12a.1; San Francisco; Proof - 43 193 1969  - KM#12a.1; San Francisco Mint; Proof - 14 000 1970  - KM#12a.1; San Francisco Mint; Proof - 9 528 1970 (1970-1971)  - KM#12a.1; San Francisco Mint - 610 000 1971 (1972)  - KM#12a.1; San Francisco Mint; Minted in 1972; Proof - 10 696 1972 (1973)  - KM#12a.1; San Francisco Mint; Minted in 1973; Proof - 13 000 1993  - KM#12a.1 Proof, not authorized -
Catalog ID	2059012750
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