5 Sen - Hassanal Bolkiah 10 Years of Independence

Brunei's 1984 independence from Britain — ending a protectorate arrangement that had lasted nearly a century — was marked with a modest but deliberate coinage program, and this 1994 issue commemorates the tenth anniversary of that moment. The .925 silver version of the circulation 5 sen was produced alongside the base-metal equivalent purely for collectors; the standard cupro-nickel coin saw ordinary daily use while this issue did not.