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of pure lead being 11*37, the slight difference probably being 

 due to impurities and oxidation. 



The obverse shows the (yellow) State umbrella, one of the 

 insignia of Malay royalty, surmounted by the Sultan's (yellow) 

 flag. The other leaf-like ornamentations have probably no 

 special significance. 



The reverse bears the inscription 



Who 



or in Romanized characters 



Inilah titah 



perentah kamuafak- 



atan ka'atas belanja 



Negri Brunei ta- 



rikh y 



1285 



meaning 



By order 

 of the administration 



of the Finances 



of the State of Brunei 



date 1868. 



The dates 1285 and 1868 refer, of course, to the Hejira 



and to the Christian era respectively, and Abdul Mumin was 



Sultan of Brunei at that time. 



I am indebted to the united efforts of the Rev. Dr. Luer 

 ing and of Messrs. Hellier, Mc Arthur and Elcum for deci- 

 phering this coin for me. 



R. A. Soc, No. 49, 1907, 



