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1 Dollar - Hassanal Bolkiah 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Weight | 18.05 g |
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| Reverse description | A historic antique Brunei bronze cannon (bedil) mounted on a wheeled carriage with decorative scrollwork at the base, centrally placed in the field. A small animal figure, traditionally a dog, surmounts the cannon barrel. The date 1993 appears above the cannon, and the denomination $1 is inscribed below. The circular legend reads KERAJAAN BRUNEI at the top, with SATU RINGGIT · ONE DOLLAR arcing around the lower field, all in Latin script. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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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.