Struck to mark the tenth anniversary of Brunei's independence from Britain, declared on 1 January 1984 after nearly a century as a protectorate. The sultanate had resisted full independence far longer than most of its neighbors — Hassanal Bolkiah's father, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, had declined independence offers in the 1960s partly to preserve British military protection during the Indonesian Konfrontasi period.
Brunei and Singapore maintain a Currency Interchangeability Agreement dating to 1967, meaning this coin was technically accepted at par in Singapore at the time of issue.
Struck to mark the tenth anniversary of Brunei's independence from Britain, declared on 1 January 1984 after nearly a century as a protectorate. The sultanate had resisted full independence far longer than most of its neighbors — Hassanal Bolkiah's father, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, had declined independence offers in the 1960s partly to preserve British military protection during the Indonesian Konfrontasi period.
Brunei and Singapore maintain a Currency Interchangeability Agreement dating to 1967, meaning this coin was technically accepted at par in Singapore at the time of issue.