Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Medal Pingat Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan | |
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Awarded by the Sultan of Brunei | |
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Country | Brunei |
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The Pingat Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan (Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Medal) is an honorary medal of Brunei.[ citation needed ] The award is subdivided into two classes: the first class Darjah Pertama and the second class Darjah Kedua.
The Sultan was receptive to the proposal and expressed his excitement when a former classmate of his from Class '64 of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College proposed a reunion supper. The Sultan personally agreed to present each of his old pupils with the PHBS at the banquet. [1]
The first class medal included a small badge that matched a silver-gilt and enamel item. [2]
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