½ Balboa, Panama

½ Balboa, Panama, 1930-1962 obverse image½ Balboa, Panama, 1930-1962 reverse image
½ Balboa coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Panama flagPanama
  • Years of Minting:
    1930-1962
  • Period:
    Republic (1903-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Reeded
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975), United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date), United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
½ Balboa Reference Price

Reference Price

$5.49-$102.99

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

½ Balboa Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


The armoured bust with a helmet of Vasco Nez de Balboa, a Spaniard, the first European who crossed the Isthmus and reached the Pacific by land, and the discoverer of the Perlas Archipelago (1513), facing left surrounded by value in letters and wreath, with the bust touching the rim below

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


The Panamanian coat of arms with 9 stars above representing the 9 provinces with the country name above, the silver content on sides, in a wreath with the date below

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


Reeded

½ Balboa Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


REPUBLICA DE PANAMA PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO LEY GR. 0.90 12.50 1934

Reverse:


MEDIO BALBOA

½ Balboa Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver (.900) (Copper .100)

Size

½ Balboa sizes
  • Weight:12.5 g
  • Diameter:30.6 mm
  • Thickness:2.15 mm
  • Edge:Reeded
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