Obverse: The armoured bust with a helmet of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, a Spaniard, the first European who crossed the Isthmus and reached the Pacific by land, and the discoverer of the Perlas Archipelago (1513).
Obverse legend: MEDIO BALBOA
Reverse: The Panamanian coat of arms with 9 stars above representing the 9 provinces with the country name above, the silver content on sides, in a wreath with the date below
Reverse legend: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO LEY GR. 0.90 12.60 1930
Edge: reeded
Country: Panama
Mint: Philadelphia
Year: 1930
Mintage: 300 000
Denomination: 1/2 Balboa
Metal: Silver (0.900)
Weight ±: 12.47 g.
Diameter ±: 30.6 mm
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