Currency Management

Overview

The function's main role is the issuance and management of Brunei currency notes and coins to banks in the domestic financial system. It also administers the printing of Brunei currency notes and in-house minting of coins.

Minting of coins

The minting of coins in Brunei started on 1st May 2001 and previously it was a responsibility undertaken by the Brunei Currency and Monetary Board of the Ministry of Finance (before the merger to partly form BDCB). The denominations available are 1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents and 50 cents. These coins, if they have not been tampered with, are legal tender up to their face value with the following restrictions:-

1. Coins of the denomination exceeding $1, for the payment of any amount
2. Coins of the denomination of 50 cent and $1, for the payment of an amount not exceeding $10
3. Coins of any lower denomination than 50 cent, for the payment of an amount not exceeding $2

Issuance of Banknotes

Paper banknotes issuance:-


1967 issuance ($1, $5, $10, $50 & $100)		1972 issuance ($1, $5, $10, $50, $100 & $1 000)

1989 issuance ($1, $5, $10, $50, $100, $1 000 & $10 000)		1992 issuance ($25)

2000 issuance ($500)

Polymer banknotes issuance:-


1996 issuance ($1, $5 & $10)		2004 issuance ($50 & $100)

2006 issuance ($500, $1 000 & $10 000)		2007 issuance ($500, $1 000 & $10 000)

2011 issuance ($1, $5 & $10) Note: Cessation of BND 10,000 notes

Security Features

Paper banknotes

Several security features includes:


B$50 & B$100 - GOLD FOIL		B$500 - HOLOGRAM

INTAGLIO PRINTING		LIFT TWIN (NUMERICAL)

LIFT TWIN (JAWI)		B$500 - LIFT TWIN

SEE-THROUGH FEATURE		WINDOWED SECURITY THREAD - REFLECTION

WINDOW SECURITY THREAD - TRANSMISSION		WATERMARK (TRANSMISSION)

FLUORESENCE FEATURE UNDER UV LIGHT

Polymer banknotes

Several security features includes:


COMPLEX WINDOW - Integration of substrate security and finished banknote security		GOLD METALIC PATCH / IRIDESCENT PATCH

WinDOE™ FEATURE ON B$50		WinDOE™ FEATURE ON B$100