KM# 27 BALBOA 26.7300 g., 0.9000 Silver 0.7734 oz. ASW, 38.1 mm. Obv:National coat of arms Rev: Armored bust left Edge: ReededNote: More than 200,000 of 1966 dates were melted down in1971 for silver for the 20 Balboas. Varieties exist. Panama
Balboa Republic of Panama
The Balboa, the official currency of Panama, derives its name from the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa. Vasco Núñez de Balboa is renowned for being the first European explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean from the Americas. In 1513, he led an expedition across the Isthmus of Panama and was the first European to set eyes upon the Pacific O ...