Catalog
1 Dollar - Hassanal Bolkiah 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah facing forward, wearing a traditional Brunei ceremonial cap adorned with a decorative brooch and a heavily decorated military uniform with epaulettes and ornate collar detail. The legend SULTAN HAJI HASSANAL BOLKIAH arcs around the upper field in raised Latin letters. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Brunei's dollar coinage of this period reflects the country's unusual monetary arrangement — a Currency Interchangeability Agreement signed with Singapore in 1967 means Brunei and Singapore dollars have traded at par ever since, making these issues far more than ceremonial objects. The 1993 silver dollar was struck during a period when oil revenues had already made Brunei one of the highest per-capita income nations on earth, and the government's coin program served a collector market rather than any pressing circulation need.
The KM#76a designation separates this silver striking from the standard cupro-nickel issue, a distinction that matters considerably for attribution given how similar the two appear at a glance.