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20 Balboas Republic
| Issuer | Panama |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A full-length heroic figure of Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa stands in left profile, depicted in period armor and helmet. His raised right arm brandishes a sword aloft, while his extended left arm holds a flag or standard. The composition conveys the historical moment of Balboa's discovery of the Pacific Ocean. The legend VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA is inscribed along the upper periphery, and the date 1978 appears in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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