¼ Balboa
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Features
| Country | Panama |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1966-1993 |
| Value | 1/4 Balboa 0.25 PAB = 0.25 USD |
| Currency | Balboa (1904-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel clad copper |
| Weight | 5.67 g |
| Diameter | 24.26 mm |
| Thickness | 1.69 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| References |
KM#
11.2a, Standard Catalog of World Coins
Schön#
11a by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Weltmünzkatalog
by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) |
Obverse
Coat of arms with 9 stars above. Name of the country above, wreath and date below.
Lettering:
REPVBLICA-DE-PANAMA
PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO
1975
Reverse
Armoured bust with helmet of Vasco Núñez de Balboa facing left surrounded by value in letters and wreath. The bust touches the rim.
Lettering: VN.CVARTO.DE.BALBOA
Edge
Reeded
Comments
Balboa was a Spaniard, first European who crossed the Isthmus, reached the Pacific by land and discovered the Perlas Archipelago (1513). The 9 stars represent the 9 provinces of the country at that time (there are now 10).
NOTE: varieties exist
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 7,400,000 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.86 | 1.20 | ||||||
| 1966 | 13,000 | 7.41 | Proof | ||||||||
| 1967 | 20,000 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1968 | 1,200,000 | 0.85 | |||||||||
| 1968 | 23,000 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1969 | 14,000 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1970 | 2,000,000 | 0.71 | |||||||||
| 1970 | 9,528 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1971 | 11,000 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1972 | 13,000 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1973 | 800,000 | 0.87 | |||||||||
| 1973 | 17,000 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1974 | 18,000 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1975 | 1,500,000 | 0.75 | |||||||||
| 1979 | 2,000,000 | 0.40 | |||||||||
| 1980 | 2,000,000 | 0.66 | 1.65 | ||||||||
| 1982 | 3,000,000 | 0.30 | 0.72 | ||||||||
| 1983 | 6,000,000 | 0.28 | 0.63 | 0.87 | Royal Canadian Mint | ||||||
| 1986 | 3,000,000 | Royal Canadian Mint | |||||||||
| 1993 | 4,000,000 | 0.71 | |||||||||
| 1993 | Proof, not authorized | ||||||||||
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