Panamanian balboa
| Balboa panameño (Spanish) | |||||
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| ISO 4217 | |||||
| Code | PAB (numeric: 590) | ||||
| Subunit | 0.01 | ||||
| Unit | |||||
| Symbol | B/. | ||||
| Denominations | |||||
| Subunit | |||||
Centésimo | |||||
| Banknotes | None (US banknotes are employed instead, although denominated in balboas) | ||||
| Coins | 1 and 5 centésimos, , , , and 1 balboas | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
| User(s) | Panama (alongside the US dollar) | ||||
| Valuation | |||||
| Pegged with | US dollar at par | ||||
1 Panama now uses US dollar notes. | |||||
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.