Description:
Obverse
Armoured bust of Vasco Nunez de Balboa facing left with wreath below and denomination above.
Reverse
Liberty standing, holding fasces in one arm and an oak sprig in the other, resting the arm with the oak on the Panamanian shield. The country name is above, the purity and weight are to the right, and the date is below.
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