Symbol of Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo (Sabah) authority: "Kalis Pilak"

HM Sultan Muedzul Lail T Kiram, 35th Reigning Sultan of Sulu and North Borneo (Sabah) shown with the Silver Kris, symbol of sultan's authority.

THE SYMBOL OF SULTANATE AUTHORITY: "Kalis Pilak" or The Silver Kris, the traditional kris handed down from one reigning sultan to the next from the time of Sultan Badarruddin, now in the possession of Sultan Muedzul-lail T Kiram in his capacity as 35th Reigning Sultan, Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo (Sabah).