5 Balboas Discoverer of the Pacific

€1.00
IssuerPanama
Year1985
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value5 Balboas
CurrencyBalboa (1904-date)
CompositionSilver (.500)
Weight23.33 g
Dimensions39 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#104
Obverse descriptionCoat of arms with 9 stars above. Name of the country above, silver content on left side, wreath and date below.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA DE PANAMA ********* PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO LEY 0.500 FM 1985
(Translation: Republic of Panama For the Benefit of the World 0.500 Purity)
Reverse descriptionArmoured portrait to the waist with helmet of Vasco Núñez de Balboa facing left holding a folded flag at left hand, right arms extended to the left. Legend around, value in letters below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBALBOA DESCUBRIDOR DEL PACÍFICO CINCO BALBOAS
(Translation: Balboa Discoverer of the Pacific Five Balboa)
EdgeReeded
Mint(FM)
Franklin Mint (The Franklin
Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)
Mintage1985 FM - Proof - 765
Catalog ID2851619960
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