coin; cent

Production date
1887
Description
One cent coin from Brunei. Image of a star within in a circle on the obverse with a circle on the reverse. (1304 is the year in the Islamic calendar which is 1887 in the Gregorian calendar). A year after this coin was issued the "Treaty of Protection" of 1888 made Brunei a British Protectorate.
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Department
Production date
1887
Signature & date
embossing:obverse: is something in Arabic script.
embossing:reverse:"SULTANATE of BRUNEI/ 1/1304"
Associated date
1887
Associated place
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:Dia 2.9cm (Dia 1 1/8")
Accession number
1977-043-006

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