Item 1220 out of 1313
Lot # 1220 - Bronze One Cent Coin of British North Borneo.
Bronze One Cent Coin of British North Borneo.
Bronze One Cent Coin of British North Borneo. Bronze One Cent Coin of British North Borneo.
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 British North Borneo, Bronze 1 Cent, 1888, Obv: The Coat of Arms of the British North Borneo Chartered Company; on a shield, a lion above a dhow with sails; the shield is supported by two native warriors, one holding a shield, the other a large native sword or machete; the crest, two arms holding a flag staff; below on ribbon the motto PERGO ET PERAGO below, the date 1888; the mint mark. Rev: Within a wreath of two olive branches, ONE CENT; above and below the denomination it is repeated vertically in chinese characters:  "yang yuan yat fen", or "foreign dollar one cent, below the wreath the denomination in malay: "satu sen", or "one cent" around above, BRITISH NORTH BORNEO Co, 9.15g,29.25mm, about extremely fine, Rare.