⅒ Balboa 1996-2019 front ⅒ Balboa 1996-2019 back
⅒ Balboa 1996-2019 photo
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⅒ Balboa

 
Copper-nickel clad copper 2.27 g 17.9 mm
Description
Issuer
Panama
Period
Republic (1903-date)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1996-2019
Value
⅒ Balboa 0.1 PAB = USD 0.10
Currency
Balboa (1904-date)
Composition
Copper-nickel clad copper
Weight
2.27 g
Diameter
17.9 mm
Thickness
1.35 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#2851
Rarity index
6%

Reverse

The armored bust wearing a helmet of Vasco Núñez de Balboa facing left surrounded by value in letters and wreath. The right part of the wreath has 4 flowers on the km127.1 and only 3 on the km127.2

Script: Latin

Lettering: UN · DECIMO · DE · BALBOA

Translation: One-Tenth of a Balboa

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Since its separation from Colombia in 1903, Panama has used the United States Dollar. These coins have the same specifications as the United States Dime and circulates alongside it.

Some of the differences between km127.1 and 127.2: