Coins of the Brunei dollar
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The Coins of the Brunei dollar are part of the physical form of current Brunei currency, the Brunei dollar. They have changed through time along with Brunei itself. A British protectorate from 1888 until 1984, it is currently an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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[edit] Tin 1/2 and 1 Pitis
These are coins that were struck in AH 1285, approximately 1868.
[edit] The AH 1304 (1887) 1 Cent Coin
This coin has on the obverse a star inside a circle with an Arabic inscription outside. The reverse has 1 inside a circle with SULTANATE OF BRUNEI 1304.
[edit] 1967 Coinage
The decision was taken to adopt a native Bruneian currency called the Brunei dollar (or ringgit in Malay), which is divided into 100 cents (or sen in Malay). The portrait of the then Sultan, Sir Omar Ali Saifuddin III (ruled 1950–1967) is depicted on the obverse. The coins issued were 1c, 5c, 10c, 20c, and 50c.
[edit] Coinage of 1968–77
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah acceded to the throne upon the abdication of his father in late 1967. The title of the Sultan is given as SULTAN HASSANAL BOLKIAH I. The same denominations as the 1967 coinage were retained and are still being struck. Commemorative coins of $1 through to $1,000 were struck in this period.
[edit] Coinage of 1977–83
The title of the Sultan was changed to SULTAN HASSANAL BOLKIAH. In 1977, coins were struck with I and without I in the Sultan's title.
[edit] Coinage of 1984–92
Brunei became a fully independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations on January 1, 1984. There was no change to the Bruneian coins in this period.
[edit] Coinage since 1993
An entirely new portrait depicting the Sultan facing forward was adopted. The title of the Sultan is now given as SULTAN HAJI HASSANAL BOLKIAH.
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