Live auction - fwo_618160 - SARAWAK 1 Cent Sarawak Rajah James Brooke 1863 Birmingham

SARAWAK 1 Cent Sarawak Rajah James Brooke 1863 Birmingham XF

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Estimate :	60 €
Price :	30 €
Maximum bid :	30 €
End of the sale :	27 October 2020 21:11:37
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : 1 Cent Sarawak Rajah James Brooke

Date: 1863

Mint name / Town : Birmingham

Quantity minted : -

Metal : copper

Diameter : 29 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 9,12 g.

Edge : lisse

Catalogue references :

KM.19/3

Obverse

Obverse legend : J. BROOKE - RAJAH.

Obverse description : Tête nue à gauche de James Brooke.

Reverse

Reverse legend : SARAWAK // 1863.

Reverse description : ONE / CENT ; dans une couronne végétale.

Commentary

Il n’existe qu’un seule année d’émission pour ce type. James Brooke était un aventurier britannique, ancien militaire qui devient le premier rajah blanc du royaume de Sarawak. Son neveu, Charles Brooke lui succéda .
There is only one year of issue for this type. James Brooke was a British adventurer, formerly a soldier, who became the first white rajah of the Kingdom of Sarawak. His nephew, Charles Brooke, succeeded him.