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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bert Gedin, post: 3169091, member: 92556&quot;]Having got round to examining one of 3 splendid coins - awarded to me at the Giveaway, here&#039;s some very brief details of a 1953 Commemorative issue for the 50th Anniversary of the Republic of Panama. A Spanish conquistador is depicted on the 1/2 Bilboa. He was Vasco Nunez de Balboa, famed as&quot;hero&quot; explorer, shipbuilder ?, governor and gold-plunderer. He did have certain humanitarian policies, regarding the natives, but was also extremely severe, dealing with cannibals and violent tribes. An engraving in New York Public Library shows Balboa setting his dogs to feed upon indigenous practitioners of homosexuality (1594). He got in trouble towards the end of his life, which involved some personal rivalry, and was beheaded. A statue of Balboa is in Madrid. Streets, metro stations, and parks etc. have been named after him, not to mention Panamanian coins. Plenty of info can be found online, unless you prefer reading books about him, mostly in Spanish. - With many thanks to the Giveaway team ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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