⅒ Balboa


Silver (.900) (Copper .100)	2.5 g	17.91 mm

Description

Issuer	Panama
Period	Republic (1903-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1930-1962
Value	⅒ Balboa 0.1 PAB = USD 0.10
Currency	Balboa (1904-date)
Composition	Silver (.900) (Copper .100)
Weight	2.5 g
Diameter	17.91 mm
Thickness	1.22 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated	2024-10-07

References

Numista	N#5258
Rarity index	9%

Reverse

Armored bust with the helmet of Vasco Núñez de Balboa facing left surrounded by value in letters and wreath, touching the lower rim

Script: Latin

Lettering: VN DECIMO DE BALBOA

Translation: One-Tenth of a Balboa

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Balboa was a Spaniard and the first European who crossed the Isthmus reached the Pacific by land and discovered the Perlas Archipelago in 1513.

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 circulated alongside it.

Due to the rising price of silver, the United States phased out the use silver coinage and released copper-nickel clad copper coins in their place. Panama followed suit in 1966.

KM#10.1: High relief

KM#10.2: Low relief

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the ⅒ Balboa coin from Panama is that it was designed by the Panamanian artist, Roberto Lewis, and features a depiction of the country's national hero, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, on one side, and the Panamanian coat of arms on the other.