| Syazwani Hj Rosli |
HIS Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, as Chairman of the Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) Board of Directors consented to attend the Launching Ceremony of the BND50 Commemorative Polymer Note, Commemorative Coins, the 5th Series of Coins in Circulation, and the State Mufti’s Office publications entitled ‘Raja Melakar Sejarah’ and ‘The King Who Shapes History’, in conjunction with the Golden Jubilee Celebration of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam’s Accession to the Throne yesterday, which took place at the Banquet Hall of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is also the Patron of the Advisory Committee for the Golden Jubilee Celebration, was greeted on arrival by His Royal Highness Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah, a member of the Advisory Committee for the Golden Jubilee Celebration.
Also present to greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were the Co-Chairpersons of the Jawatankuasa Tertinggi Sambutan Jubli Emas, Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Lela Cheteria Sahibun Najabah Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz bin Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar, Chief of Adat Istiadat Negara; Minister of Home Affairs, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong; Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance II, Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Setia Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Ibrahim; State Mufti, Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia (Dr) Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned; members of the Jawatankuasa Tertinggi Sambutan Jubli Emas; and members of the AMBD Board of Directors.
The ceremony began with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah and a Doa Selamat led by YB Pehin Datu Imam Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Hamid bin Bakal.
This was followed by welcoming remarks by Minister of Home Affairs.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince then consented to launch the BND50 Commemorative Polymer Note, Commemorative Coins and the 5th Series of Coins in Circulation, as well as the State Mufti’s Office’s publications entitled ‘Raja Melakar Sejarah’ and ‘The King Who Shapes History’ in conjunction with the Golden Jubilee Celebration; and the making of the BND50 Commemorative Polymer Note, Commemorative Coins and the 5th Series of Coins in Circulation in conjunction with the Golden Jubilee Celebration.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince then consented for a Junjung Ziarah with members of the Jawatankuasa Tertinggi Sambutan Jubli Emas, members of the AMBD Board of Directors, senior officers from both the State Mufti’s Office and AMBD, as well as committee members of the Launching Ceremony.
AMBD will be issuing 500,000 pieces of the BND50 Commemorative Polymer Note and unlimited quantities of the new 5th Series of Coins in Circulation, which will be available for public exchange at face value across all banks in the country and AMBD branches from Monday, October 9.
In addition, an exclusive collection of several types of limited edition numismatic note and coin sets will also be available for pre-order starting yesterday.
For more information, visit the commemorative notes and coins website at https://www.ambd.gov.bn/HB50.
The State Mufti’s Office publications ‘Raja Melakar Sejarah’ and ‘The King Who Shapes History’, meanwhile, will be available for sale from today at the State Mufti’s Office, Jalan Pengiran Babu Raja.
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