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1/2 Balboa Discovery of the Pacific Ocean, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Panama |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Weight | 11.3 g |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Panama is depicted centrally in the field, featuring a quartered shield with various national symbols. A semicircular arc of nine stars appears above the shield, representing the nine provinces of Panama. The legend REPUBLICA DE PANAMA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination MEDIO BALBOA is inscribed along the lower periphery in raised lettering. |
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| Reverse description | A full-length effigy of the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa is depicted standing in shallow water, rendered in a heroic pose. He holds aloft a flag in one hand and raises a sword in the other, commemorating his historic sighting of the Pacific Ocean in 1513. A circumferential legend arcs around the upper and lateral periphery of the coin, and the date 2013 is inscribed in the lower exergue area. The design commemorates the quincentennial of the discovery of the Mar del Sur. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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