| Issuer | Panama |
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| Year | 1930-1962 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Balboa |
| Currency | Balboa (1904-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) (Copper .100) |
| Weight | 12.5 g |
| Diameter | 30.6 mm |
| Thickness | 2.15 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#12 |
| Obverse description | The Panamanian coat of arms with 9 stars above representing the 9 provinces with the country name above, the silver content on sides, in a wreath with the date below |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE PANAMA PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO LEY GR. 0.90 12.50 1934 (Translation: Republic of Panama For the Benefit of the World 0.900 Purity 12.5 Grams) |
| Reverse description | The armoured bust with a helmet of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, a Spaniard, the first European who crossed the Isthmus and reached the Pacific by land, and the discoverer of the Perlas Archipelago (1513), facing left surrounded by value in letters and wreath, with the bust touching the rim below |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | MEDIO BALBOA (Translation: Half Balboa) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975) United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date) |
| Mintage | 1930 - KM#12.1 (High relief); Philadelphia Mint - 300 000 1930 - KM#12.1 (High relief); Philadelphia Mint; Matte Proof - 20 1932 - KM#12.1 (High relief); Philadelphia Mint - 63 000 1933 - KM#12.1 (High relief); Philadelphia Mint - 120 000 1934 - KM#12.1 (High relief); San Francisco Mint - 90 000 1947 - KM#12.1 (High relief); Philadelphia Mint - 450 000 1962 - KM#12.2 (Low relief); Royal British Mint - 700 000 1962 - KM#12.2 (Low relief); Royal British Mint; Proof - 25 |
| Numisquare ID | 5756945990 |
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