{"product_id":"5-pcs-brunei-p-41-w41-1-dollar-2024-unc-polymer-blue-sultan-flower-cityscape","title":"| 5 pcs lot 5x Brunei P-41 (W41) 1 Dollar 2024 UNC Polymer—Blue—Sultan—Flower—Cityscape","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrunei's first polymer banknote series — issued in 2024 under Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the world's longest-reigning and wealthiest monarchs — arrives in a striking deep blue, celebrating the tiny oil-rich sultanate's natural beauty and royal identity on a durable, modern substrate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e dark and light blue dominant engraving; multicolor underprint accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortrait:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sultan \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hassanal_Bolkiah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHassanal Bolkiah\u003c\/a\u003e at right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCenter motif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bunga Simpur (\u003cem\u003eDillenia suffruticosa\u003c\/em\u003e) — Brunei's national flower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSerial numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vertical and horizontal ascending\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Latin script — \u003cem\u003eNEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM\u003c\/em\u003e \/ \u003cem\u003eSATU DOLAR BRUNEI\u003c\/em\u003e (One Brunei Dollar)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hassanal_Bolkiah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSultan Hassanal Bolkiah\u003c\/a\u003e (HB)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e blue print dominant; multicolor underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain motif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aerial view of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bandar_Seri_Begawan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBandar Seri Begawan\u003c\/a\u003e, the capital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Latin and Jawi scripts — \u003cem\u003eنڬارا بروني دارالسلام\u003c\/em\u003e \/ \u003cem\u003eONE BRUNEI DOLLAR\u003c\/em\u003e \/ \u003cem\u003eBANGAR SERI BEGAWAN\u003c\/em\u003e \/ \u003cem\u003e2024\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eP-41 2024 — this note\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-41; TBB B306; Numista N#566314\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Omar_Ali_Saifuddien_Mosque\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOmar Ali Saifuddien Mosque\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polymer (plastic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 141 × 69 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Country of Brunei Darussalam (Negara Brunei Darussalam)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elegal tender\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sultan \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hassanal_Bolkiah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHassanal Bolkiah\u003c\/a\u003e (HB)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brunei_dollar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBrunei Dollar (BND)\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Ringgit (1967–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malay_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalay\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Brunei\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From \u003cem\u003eBarunai\u003c\/em\u003e, possibly derived from the Sanskrit \u003cem\u003eVarunai\u003c\/em\u003e (\"seafarers\") or from a local word meaning \"that's it\" — legend holds that the first settlers exclaimed \u003cem\u003eBaru nah!\u003c\/em\u003e upon finding the land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bandar_Seri_Begawan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBandar Seri Begawan\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~100,000; metro ~280,000)\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Named in 1970 after Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III — \u003cem\u003eBandar\u003c\/em\u003e means \"port\/town\" in Malay; \u003cem\u003eSeri Begawan\u003c\/em\u003e is a royal honorific meaning \"the radiant lord\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~450,000 (UN 2024) — similar to Wyoming or Malta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5,765 km² (2,226 mi²) — similar to Delaware or Luxembourg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$78,000 (IMF 2024) — among the highest in Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crude oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG), refined petroleum products\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Malaysia (surrounds Brunei on all land sides); South China Sea to the north\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Malay; English widely used; Chinese dialects spoken by the ethnic Chinese community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malay_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalay\u003c\/a\u003e (~66%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_Bruneians\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChinese\u003c\/a\u003e (~10%), indigenous \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dayak_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDayak\u003c\/a\u003e and other groups (~24%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1984); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eASEAN\u003c\/a\u003e (1984 — founding member of the post-independence era); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_of_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCommonwealth of Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1984); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOIC\u003c\/a\u003e (1984); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asia-Pacific_Economic_Cooperation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAPEC\u003c\/a\u003e (1989);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBruneian Empire (c. 7th–15th century) — Hindu-Buddhist kingdom; converted to Islam ~15th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSultanate of Brunei (1368–date) — one of the oldest continuous sultanates in Southeast Asia; at its peak controlled much of Borneo and the Philippines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritish protectorate (1888–1984) — retained internal self-governance; oil discovered 1929\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapanese occupation (1941–1945)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResumed British protectorate (1945–1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull independence (1 January 1984) — Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah declared independence; this note issued during his reign\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBrunei Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZero income tax:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brunei has no personal income tax — citizens pay nothing, funded entirely by oil and gas revenues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorld's largest palace:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Sultan's residence, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Istana_Nurul_Iman\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIstana Nurul Iman\u003c\/a\u003e, has 1,788 rooms, 257 bathrooms, and a 110-car garage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol ban:\u003c\/strong\u003e Completely banned for Muslims and cannot be sold publicly; non-Muslims may import limited quantities for personal use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSharia penal law:\u003c\/strong\u003e Implemented in 2019, making Brunei one of the few countries to do so in the modern era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCar culture:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the highest car ownership rates per capita in the world — public transport is minimal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSplit territory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brunei is almost entirely surrounded by Malaysia's Sarawak state and is divided into two non-contiguous pieces of land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereign wealth:\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brunei_Investment_Agency\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBrunei Investment Agency\u003c\/a\u003e is estimated to manage over $40 billion USD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Sultan on the Banknote\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSultan Hassanal Bolkiah\u003c\/strong\u003e has ruled Brunei since 1967 — making him one of the world's longest-reigning monarchs. He is also the Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Defence simultaneously. His personal fortune, largely derived from Brunei's oil wealth, has been estimated in the tens of billions. He appears on every Brunei banknote series, a constant presence across decades of issues — and now, for the first time, on a polymer note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBrunei's First Polymer Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 issue marks a historic transition for Brunei's currency: the move from paper to \u003cstrong\u003epolymer substrate\u003c\/strong\u003e. Polymer notes last significantly longer than paper, resist moisture and tearing, and incorporate advanced security features. For collectors, \u003cstrong\u003efirst-issue polymer notes\u003c\/strong\u003e from any country represent a milestone — and Brunei's 2024 series is no exception. The 1 Dollar is the entry point to this landmark set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Bunga Simpur\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eBunga Simpur\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eDillenia suffruticosa\u003c\/em\u003e) is Brunei's national flower — a bright yellow bloom found throughout the rainforests of Borneo. Its appearance on the obverse alongside the Sultan gives this note a distinctly Bruneian identity, rooting the currency in the country's natural heritage even as it embraces modern polymer technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this piece of Brunei's monetary history — the first polymer dollar from one of the world's most secretive and oil-wealthy sultanates, in flawless UNC condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52096919339319,"sku":"BR41U-5PCS","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/5x41.jpg?v=1778161716","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/5-pcs-brunei-p-41-w41-1-dollar-2024-unc-polymer-blue-sultan-flower-cityscape","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}