Negara Brunei Darussalam
Independent state (1363-1888, 1984-present), British Protectorate (1888-1984)
Location: North Borneo
Capital City: Kota Batu (1363-1660), Bandar Brunei (1660-1920), Bandar Seri Begawan (1920-present)
Government type: Absolute Monarchy
Main languages: Malay, English, Hokkien Chinese
Main religions: Sunni Islam
Chronology
1363: Bruneian sultanate established (state may have existed before in a different form, this is the traditional date)
1888: British protectorate
1941-1945: Occupied by Japan
1945-1946: Occupied by Australia
1984: Independence restored
Currency
Pitis (1582-1886)
Dollar (1887-1906)
1 Dollar = 100 Cents
Ringgit (1967-present)
1 Ringgit = 100 Sen
Coins from Brunei in the collection
•1 Cent, 1887 (Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam (1885-1906), copper, Heaton mint (Birmingham), KM#3)
•1 Sen, 1967 (Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III (1950-1967), bronze, London mint, KM#4)
•1 Sen, 2005 (Sultan Hassanal (1967-present), copper-plated steel, KM#34)
•10 Sen, 1967 (Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III (1950-1967), cupronickel, London mint, KM#6)
•10 Sen, 1986 (Sultan Hassanal (1967-present), cupronickel, Singapore mint, KM#17)
•10 Sen, 1990 (Sultan Hassanal (1967-present), cupronickel, Singapore mint, KM#17)
•20 Sen, 1978 (Sultan Hassanal (1967-present), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#18)
•20 Sen, 2005 (Sultan Hassanal (1967-present), cupronickel, Singapore mint, KM#37)
•50 Sen, 1985 (Sultan Hassanal (1967-present), cupronickel, Singapore mint, KM#19)
•1 Ringgit, 1985 (Sultan Hassanal (1967-present), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#20, proof)
Banknotes from Brunei in the collection
•5 Ringgit, 1986 (Sultan Hassanal (1967-present), P#7)
•10 Ringgit, 1996 (Sultan Hassanal (1967-present), P#24)