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1/2 Cent - Charles Brooke Rajah
| Issuer | Sarawak |
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| Year | 1870-1896 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | Central denomination 'HALF CENT' inscribed in two lines within an open wreath of olive or laurel branches, tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The country name 'SARAWAK' arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering, while the date appears in the exergue below the wreath. The design is framed by a toothed or beaded border running along the rim. |
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| Mint | H Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
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Sarawak's copper coinage was issued under the personal authority of Charles Brooke, the second White Rajah, who ruled the territory not as a colonial administrator but as an independent sovereign — a constitutional anomaly that made Sarawak's currency entirely distinct from any British imperial series. The raj's monetary issues were produced privately, contracted to the Birmingham Mint, and circulated alongside a chaotic mix of Dutch, Spanish, and local trade coinages that Brooke was actively trying to displace.
Charles inherited the rajaship from his uncle James in 1868, two years before this type's first issue.