Panamanian balboa
The balboa (sign: B/.; ISO 4217: PAB) is, along with the United States dollar, the currency of Panama. The balboa is subdivided into 100 centésimos. It is named in honor of the Spanish explorer/conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
| Panamanian balboa | |||||
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| Balboa panameño (Spanish) | |||||
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| ISO 4217 Code | PAB | ||||
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| Pegged with | US dollar at par | ||||
| Subunit | |||||
| [math]\displaystyle{ \overline{100} }[/math] | Centésimo | ||||
| Symbol | B/. | ||||
| Coins | 1 and 5 centésimos, [math]\displaystyle{ \overline{10} }[/math], [math]\displaystyle{ \bar4 }[/math], [math]\displaystyle{ \bar2 }[/math], and 1 balboas | ||||
| Banknotes | None (US banknotes are employed instead, although denominated in balboas) | ||||
| 1 Panama now uses US dollar notes. | |||||