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Lot 387. Sarawak, C. Brooke CU Cent 1892
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eAuction #29, Lot 387. Estimate: CHF 120.00
Sarawak. Charles J. Brooke Rajah (1868-1917). CU Cent 1892 (29 mm, 9.30 g), J. Heaton, Birmingham. KM 7.
Nicely toned and uncirculated.
James Brooke, a British adventurer travelling Asia on a private vessel, received Sarawak in 1841 from the Sultan of Brunei in reward for his aid in suppressing an uprising. The Brookes ruled Sarawak as the "White Rajahs" until 1946.
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