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1/10 Balboa
| Issuer | Republic of Panama |
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| Year | 1983-1985 |
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| Value | 1/10 Balboa |
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| Reverse description | A armored bust of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the Spanish conquistador and explorer, is portrayed in left-facing profile, wearing an ornately decorated morion helmet with intricate filigree work and a gorget of articulated plate armor. The bust is rendered in fine relief against a smooth field. Small sprigs of laurel and wheat flank the lower portion of the bust on either side. The curved legend VN DECIMO DE BALBOA arcs along the upper periphery in bold Latin lettering. |
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| Reverse lettering | VN DECIMO DE BALBOA (Translation: One Tenth of a Balboa) |
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| Mint | Franklin Mint (FM), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States |
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