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1 Cent - C.V. Brooke Uniface Obverse Trial
| Issuer | Rajah of Sarawak |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | Uniface trial piece; the reverse presents a plain, unfinished brass field bearing no intentional design elements. Scattered across the lower-central portion of the flan are irregular, overlapping circular scratch marks or cancel lines, consistent with deliberate defacement or cancellation of the trial piece to prevent its use as currency. The field displays natural toning and minor surface irregularities typical of an uninscribed test striking. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Trial pieces from the Sarawak raj are poorly documented, and uniface strikes — showing only the obverse die with a plain or blank reverse — were typically produced to test die alignment, metal flow, or planchet preparation before committing to a full production run. Charles Vyner Brooke had assumed power in 1917 following his father Charles Anthoni's death, and the 1920 coinage represents one of his earliest independent issues. The Royal Mint in London struck Sarawak's coins throughout this period under contract.