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Panama. 50 Centésimos (Key Date) 1905. United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States. Mintage 1,000,000 Silver (.900), 37 mm, 24.86 g Obv: Bust of Vasco Núñez de Balboa facing left surrounded by legend. Lettering: REPUBLICA DE PANAMA DIOS LEY LIBERTAD BALBOA 1905 Translation: Republic of Panama God Law Freedom Rev: Coat of Arms with seven stars above. Value in letters and silver content around. Lettering: CINCUENTA CENTESIMOS DE BALBOA ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO G.25. LEY 0.900 Translation: Fifty Centesimos of a Balboa For the Benefit of the World 25 Grams 0.900 Purity KM# 5 Balboa was a Spaniard, the first European to cross the Isthmus, to reach the Pacific by land and discover the Perlas Archipelago (1513). The seven stars represent the country's seven provinces at that time (there are now ten). Approximately 53% of 25 and 50 Centésimo coins were withdrawn in 1917.