Panama 1931 1 balboa

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

This type was struck 1931, 1934, and 1947 in silver. The obverse features a standing liberty, and the reverse is the usual bust of Vasco Nunes de Balboa. A similar coin was issued in 1953 at the 50th anniversary of independence.

Recorded mintage: 200,000.

Specification: 26.73g, 0.900 fine silver, 0.7735 oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 13.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1904 5 centesimos
• 1931 1/4 balboa
• 1931 1/10 balboa
• 1932 1/2 balboa
• 1947 balboa
• Coins and currency dated 1931
• return to coins of Panama