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.
(3000-4000)