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20 Cents - Charles V. Brooke Rajah
| Issuer | Sarawak |
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| Year | 1927 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | C.V.BROOKE RAJAH · SARAWAK · |
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Charles Vyner Brooke, the third and final White Rajah of Sarawak, issued this coin under his personal authority as a sovereign ruler — not as a British colonial administrator. The Brooke dynasty governed Sarawak as an independent state from 1841, and coinage was struck in the family's name throughout. The 1927 issue reflects a deliberate reduction in silver content from the earlier .500 fine standard, a quiet economic adjustment following post-WWI metal price volatility.
Sarawak would remain under Vyner Brooke's rule until the Japanese occupation in 1941, after which he controversially ceded the territory to the British Crown in 1946 — over the fierce objection of his nephew and designated heir, Anthony Brooke.