Item number: A1810

Year: AD 1887 (AH 1304)

Material: Copper

Size: 28.6 x 28.6 x 1.6 mm

Weight: 8.85 g

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2014

This is a 1 cent copper coin issued in AH 1304 (AD 1887) during the reign of Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam, the last Sultan of the Sultanate of Brunei.

The obverse of the coin features a five-pointed star at the centre within a circle, surrounded by Jawi script that denotes the Islamic year “١٣٠۴” (1304) the denomination “ساتو شين” (1 cent), and the issuing authority “بلنجه فرينته بروني” (Brunei Treasury Department), which was commonly used in the Malay Archipelago.

The reverse of the coin shows significant wear, particularly in the centre where the numeral “1” denoting the denomination has completely worn away. The upper edge of the reverse is inscribed with the English name “SULTANATE OF BRUNEI,” while the lower edge features the Islamic year “1304.”

The Sultanate of Brunei was established in the mid-14th century and, at its peak, controlled the entire island of Borneo and the southern Philippine Island of Palawan. By the late 17th century, internal conflicts within the royal family and the increasing presence of emerging European powers in the Malay Archipelago led to a gradual decline in the kingdom’s territorial holdings. In AD 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate, a status it maintained until regaining full independence in AD 1984.

物件編號: A1810

年代: 公元 1887 年 (回曆 1304 年)

材質: 銅

尺寸: 28.6 x 28.6 x 1.6 mm

重量: 8.85 g

來源: 大城郵幣社 2014

這是一枚回曆1304年 (公元1887年)，汶萊蘇丹國的末代蘇丹哈希姆·賈里木·阿蘭任內發行的面額1分銅幣。

錢幣正面的正中央是一個圓圈內的五角星，周圍以流通於馬來群島的爪夷文標示回曆年份「١٣٠۴ سنة」(1304) 、面額「ساتو شين」(1 分) 和發行單位「بلنجه فرينته بروني」(汶萊財政部)。

錢幣背面的磨蝕較正面來得嚴重，尤其是正中間標示面額的「1」已經消失。外圍的上緣以英文標示國名「SULTANATE OF BRUNEI」(汶萊蘇丹國)，下緣則是發行的回曆年份「1304」。

汶萊蘇丹國創立於公元14世紀中葉，領土在巔峰時期含括婆羅州全境和菲律賓南方的巴拉望島。公元17世紀末，由於王室陷入內亂以及新興的歐洲勢力逐漸進入馬來群島，王國的領土逐漸萎縮。公元1888年，汶萊蘇丹國成為英國的保護國直到公元1984年方才恢復獨立地位。