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The first coin-like products found in Indonesia date from the 9th century Buddhist Sailendran dynasty and were produced in Indonesia until the 12th century: gold and silver massa (emas is the modern Indonesian word for "gold"), tahil and kupang, often described with the letter ma for massa or the image of sandalwood flower.
As a result of the successful re-establishment of coinage in Indonesia, notes below 100 rupiah were withdrawn in Indonesia permanently from 1 September 1975 (at which point the exchange rate was fixed at 415 rupiah to the dollar, hence the largest denomination banknote to be withdrawn, the 50 rupiah note, was worth around US$0.10).
Hari Primata Indonesia: 2014 [2] February/March: Lantern Festival: Cap Go Meh: Ending of 15th days celebration of Chinese New Year 9 February: National Press Day / Anniversary of the Indonesian Journalists Association: Hari Pers Nasional (HPN) / Hari Ulang Tahun Persatuan Wartawan Indonesia: 1985: The 1946 founding of the Indonesian Journalists ...
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.
The Indonesian one hundred rupiah coin (Rp100) is a denomination of the Indonesian rupiah.First introduced in 1973 in cupronickel, it has been revised four times throughout its history, changing materials in 1991 (to aluminum-bronze) and 1999 (to aluminum).
The history of Indonesia has been shaped by its geographic position, natural resources, a series of human migrations and contacts, wars and conquests, as well as by trade, economics and politics. Indonesia is an archipelagic country of 17,000 to 18,000 islands stretching along the equator in Southeast Asia and Oceania .
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 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 ...