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20 Balboas Vasco Nunez de Balboa
| Issuer | Panama |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Value | 20 Balboas |
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| Obverse description | The Panamanian national coat of arms is displayed prominently in the center of the field, featuring a quartered shield surmounted by a displayed eagle with wings spread, a ribbon below bearing the national motto PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO. Nine five-pointed stars arc above the shield. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE PANAMA runs along the left and upper rim, while the denomination 20 BALBOAS appears along the lower rim. The fineness inscription LEY 0.500 and the Franklin Mint mintmark appear in the lower field beneath the shield. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE PANAMA ********* PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO LEY 0.500 FM 20 BALBOAS (Translation: Republic of Panama For the Benefit of the World 0.500 Purity) |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dynamic high-relief scene of the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa, shown in three-quarter view in full armor and conquistador helmet, holding a sword at his side and gesturing forward with his right arm. At his side stands a near-nude indigenous guide, shown from behind, holding aloft a banner or flag. The two figures stand upon rocky terrain, evoking the moment of Balboa's discovery of the Pacific Ocean in 1513. The legend VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA arcs along the upper rim, with DESCUBRIDOR DEL PACIFICO continuing below it, and the date 1984 appears in the lower field. |
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