Coat of arms of Panama with 9 stars, legend above and wreath and date below.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
REPVBLICA DE PANAMA
*********
PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO
1980 (Translation: Republic of Panama ********* For the benefit of the World 1980)
Reverse description
Armoured bust of Vasco Nunez de Balboa facing left with wreath below and denomination above. The bust touches the rim.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
VN ·
DECIMO · DE · BALBOA (Translation: One-tenth of a Balboa)
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg,Canada (1976-date) Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975) United States Mint of Denver,United States (1906-date) United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
Mintage
1966 - Type I - Proof - 13 000 1966 - Type I (diamonds) - 6 955 000 1966 - Type II - Proof - 1966 - Type II (elongated diamonds) - 1 000 000 1966 - Type III (hyphens) - 1967 - Proof; San Francisco Mint - 12 701 1967 - Reported, not confirmed - 1 655 000 1968 - Denver Mint - 5 000 000 1968 - Proof; San Francisco Mint - 43 193 1969 - Proof; San Francisco Mint - 14 000 1970 - Proof - 9 528 1970 (1970-1971) - San Francisco Mint - 7 500 000 1971 (1972) - Proof; San Francisco Mint; Minted in 1972 - 10 696 1972 (1973) - Proof; San Francisco Mint; Minted in 1973 - 13 332 1973 - San Francisco Mint - 10 000 000 1973 (1974) - Proof; San Francisco Mint; Minted in 1974 - 16 946 1974 (1975) - Proof; San Francisco Mint; Minted in 1975 - 17 521 1975 - Denver Mint - 500 002 1980 (1979-1980) - Philadelphia Mint - 5 000 000 1982 - Philadelphia Mint - 7 740 000 1983 - Royal Canadian Mint - 7 750 000 1986 - Royal Canadian Mint - 1 000 000 1993 - Royal Canadian Mint - 7 000 000 1993 - Royal Canadian Mint; Proof, not authorized -