Brunei dollar
The story behind Brunei dollar.
- Years
- Under research
- Where
- East & Southeast Asia
- Family
- Spanish real / peso
- Status
- In use
A short, sourced story is still being prepared. The known family connections and available evidence are below.
A fuller story is under research.
Timeline
Currency code: BND
First issue
NLB identifies the 1967 end of shared issuance and separate Singapore, Malaysian and Brunei currencies.1
Coins and notes
Images are under research. Each image will carry its caption, collection credit and public-domain or CC0 license.
How do we know?
Straits / Malayan / Malaya–British Borneo dollar → Brunei dollar
Documented forked from · 1967
National branch.1
Verbatim source excerpt under research. The linked notes identify the source and passage supporting this connection.
Legal history and sources
NLB identifies the 1967 end of shared issuance and separate Singapore, Malaysian and Brunei currencies.1
Source notes
- National Library Board, Singapore · History of Singapore’s currency
1967 transition
Full claim history and source register →
Cite this currency
“Brunei dollar.” The Family Tree of Money. Field Technologies, Inc. Data v49; accessed 14 October 2026.
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