The Clue
100 centesimos, in Panama (6 letter answer)
The Answer
BALBOA
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Notes
The answer BALBOA is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
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Definition
BALBOA as a noun:
1. the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos
2. (Balboa, Vasco Nunez de Balboa) = Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)