50 Centésimos
Obverse
Bust of Vasco Núñez de Balboa facing left surrounded by legend.
Lettering: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA DIOS LEY LIBERTAD BALBOA 1904
Reverse
Coat of Arms with seven stars above. Value in letters and silver content around.
Lettering: CINCUENTA CENTESIMOS DE BALBOA ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO G.25. LEY 0.900
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Republic (Wikidata)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
coin
Demonetization
Yes (Date: 1930-08-31)
Face Value
50 Centesimos (Numeric: 0.5)
Series
1904 series
References
KM #5
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Silver (.900) (Copper .100)
Weight
25 g
Size
38.1 mm
Thickness
2.7 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
REPUBLICA DE PANAMA DIOS LEY LIBERTAD BALBOA 1904
Reverse Lettering
CINCUENTA CENTESIMOS DE BALBOA ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO G.25. LEY 0.900
Market Prices by Year
| Date | 1904 | 1905 |
|---|---|---|
| Mint | - | - |
| Mintage | 1,800,000 | 1,000,000 |
| G | - | - |
| VG | - | - |
| F | 36.74EUR | - |
| VF | 45.68EUR | 58.57EUR |
| XF | 91.83EUR | 87.13EUR |
| AU | 95.00EUR | 186.79EUR |
| UNC | 544.42EUR | 1,167.49EUR |
Comments
Issue date: February 12, 1905 Balboa was a Spaniard, the first European to cross the Isthmus, to reach the Pacific by land and discover the Perlas Archipelago (1513). The seven stars represent the country's seven provinces at that time (there are now ten).
