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1/2 Balboa Pattern
| Issuer | Panama |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Currency | Balboa (1904-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPVBLICA - DE - PANAMA ********* PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO 1987 (Translation: Republic of Panama For the Benefit of the World) |
| Reverse description | An armoured bust of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, helmeted and facing left, is centrally positioned within a decorative wreath border. The denomination legend MEDIO BALBOA arcs around the periphery, flanking the portrait with raised lettering in the surrounding field. |
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Panama's 1987 pattern coinage was produced as part of exploratory work on a revised circulating series that ultimately saw limited adoption. The KM#Pn8 designation confirms its pattern status — struck for evaluation rather than circulation, almost certainly in small quantities at a contracted foreign mint, as Panama has never operated its own mint facility.