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20 Cents - Charles V. Brooke Rajah
| Issuer | Sarawak |
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| Year | 1927 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1868-1946) |
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| Obverse description | Unadorned right-facing bust of Charles Vyner Brooke, third and last White Rajah of Sarawak, rendered in high relief against a plain field. The effigy displays close-cropped hair with naturalistic modelling of facial features. A circular legend surrounds the portrait, reading 'C.V.BROOKE RAJAH' along the upper arc and 'SARAWAK' along the lower arc, separated by raised dot stops. The rim is defined by a toothed border. |
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| Reverse description | Large bold numeral '20' dominates the central field, enclosed within a twisted rope circle tied at the base with a decorative reef knot. The date '1927' appears in the upper exergue above the rope circle, while the legend 'TWENTY' runs vertically along the left outer margin and 'CENTS' along the right outer margin, both reading upward. The mintmark 'H' for Heaton appears below the rope knot at the bottom of the field. The rim is defined by a continuous toothed border. |
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| Reverse lettering | TWENTY · 1927 · CENTS 20 |
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