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Historically, currencies of Indonesia have been influenced by the spread of Indian and Chinese cultures. During colonial times, the currency used in what is now Indonesia was the Netherlands Indies gulden. [31] The country was invaded in 1942 by Japan, which began printing its own version of the gulden, which remained in use until March 1946.
As a result of the successful re-establishment of coinage in Indonesia, notes below 100 rupiah were withdrawn in Indonesia permanently from 1 September 1975 (at which point the exchange rate was fixed at 415 rupiah to the dollar, hence the largest denomination banknote to be withdrawn, the 50 rupiah note, was worth around US$0.10).
The fifty rupiah coin (Rp50) is a denomination of the Indonesian rupiah.It was first introduced in 1971 and last minted in 2003. As of 2020, only aluminum Rp50 coins dating from 1999 through 2003 remain legal tender, although it is rarely seen in circulation due to its extremely low value.
The Indonesian one thousand rupiah coin (Rp1,000) is a coin of the Indonesian rupiah.It circulates alongside the 1,000-rupiah banknote. First introduced on 8 March 1993 as bimetallic coins, they are now minted as unimetallic coins, with the first of its kind appearing in 2010 and its latest revision being in 2016.
The obverse featured the national emblem Garuda Pancasila, the lettering "BANK INDONESIA," and the mint year, while the reverse depicted an image of the jasmine flower (Jasminum), the lettering "Bunga Melati" and the denomination ("Rp500"). 71 million of these coins were minted in 1991, while 100 million of them were minted in 1992; not much is ...
Furthermore, the "BANK INDONESIA" lettering, once etched to its edge, was removed; with the edge itself being made reeded. 907,773,000 of these coins were minted in total. [5] These coins were taken out of circulation on June 25, 2002, the same date as the 1973 coins, and were redeemable in commercial banks until June 24, 2007, and in Bank ...
The Indonesian one hundred thousand rupiah banknote (Rp100,000) is a denomination of the Indonesian rupiah. Being the highest and second-newest denomination of the rupiah (after the Rp2,000 note), it was first introduced on November 1, 1999, as a polymer banknote [1] [2] before switching to cotton paper in 2004; [3] all notes have been printed using the latter ever since.
The third issue of the Rp2,000 note was released on August 17, 2022, on Indonesia's 77th independence day. [9] Although its obverse and reverse design remained the same, the banknote's size was reduced to 126 mm × 65 mm (5.0 in × 2.6 in) [ 10 ] while its color scheme made colorful (in contrast to the previous series' monochrome) and its ...