50 Sen - Hassanal Bolkiah Independence

Brunei's 1984 independence from Britain — after nearly a century as a protected state — was commemorated with a series of circulation coins bearing the Sultan's effigy that remained in production through the following decade. The 1994 date places this piece in the tenth anniversary year of independence, though Brunei issued no distinct commemorative program for that milestone; this is standard circulation coinage, not a special release, despite the "Independence" designation in the series name.