Crown Colony of North Borneo
Crown Colony of North Borneo (1946–1963) State of Sabah (1963) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1946–1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto: Pergo et Perago (1948–1963) ("I Persevere and I Achieve") Sabah Maju Jaya (from 1963) ("Let Sabah Prosper") | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthem: "God Save the King" (1946–1952); "God Save the Queen" (1952–1963) Sabah Tanah Airku (from 1963) (English: "Sabah, My Homeland") | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | British colony | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Jesselton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | English, Kadazan-Dusun, Bajau, Murut, Lundayeh, Rungus, Paitan, Sabah Malay, Chinese etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1946–1952 | George VI | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1952–1963 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1946–1949 | Edward Twining | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1959–1963 | William Goode | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||||||||||||||||
• North Borneo ceded to the Crown Colony | 15 July 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 October 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 August 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 September 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | North Borneo dollar, Malaya−British Borneo dollar | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Malaysia Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||
The Crown Colony of North Borneo was a Crown colony on the island of Borneo established in 1946 shortly after the dissolution of the British Military Administration. The Crown Colony of Labuan joined the new Crown colony during its formation. It was succeeded as the state of Sabah through the formation of the Federation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963.