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Lot 653. Sarawak CU Cent 1863
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eAuction #68, Lot 653. Estimate: CHF 25.00
Sarawak. James Brooke Rajah (1841-1868). CU Cent 1863 (29 mm, 9.54 g). KM 3.
Rare. Very fine.
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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