Catalog
100 Ringgit
| Issuer | Government of Brunei |
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| Year | 1967 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette presents a detailed intaglio view of the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, with its gilt dome and minarets rendered against a clouded sky, all within a fine geometric border. The Brunei state arms appear as a small vignette at lower right, while Arabic script reading كراجان بروني is positioned at upper centre flanked by numeral 100 panels at each corner. The lower margin carries the English legend GOVERNMENT OF BRUNEI. |
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This note belongs to Brunei's first independent currency series, issued following the 1967 Currency Agreement between Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore — a tripartite arrangement that established interchangeable currencies across all three territories at par. The system held until Singapore withdrew in 1973, and Brunei and Malaysia maintained their own bilateral interchangeability until 1997, an unusually long monetary partnership by any standard.
Bradbury Wilkinson printed extensively for newly independent and semi-independent governments throughout the 1960s; their New Malden facility was the workhorse behind dozens of post-colonial currency launches. The 100 Ringgit sits at the top denomination of this inaugural series, making surviving examples in any circulated grade genuinely harder to find than the lower values.