The obverse reproduces an image of the monument to Vasco Núñez de Balboa, made by Mariano Benlliure, who rises in the capital of Panama.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ESPAÑA VASCO NUÑEZ DE BALBOA
M
1513
2013
2013
Reverse description
This coin reproduces on its back a fragment of the map called `Maris Pacifici`, made in 1589, included in the work `Theatrum Orbis Terrarum`, by the geographer and cartographer Abraham Ortelius, which is preserved in the Naval Museum of Madrid.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
50
EURO
DESCUBRIMIENTO 500 OCÉANO PACÍFICO
Edge
Mint
M Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date)