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The next coin design, was '1999' 50 rupiah coin, which was struck in aluminium showing the black-naped oriole. As with the 500 rupiah, the reverse of the coin has a larger numerical denomination. Dates are 1999, 2001 and 2002. The 100 rupiah coin was also altered in the same manner to aluminium from '1999', depicting the palm cockatoo. Mint ...
The Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 reduced the rupiah's value by over 80% in a few months and was a major factor in the overthrow of President Suharto's government. The rupiah had traded at about 2000–3000 rupiah per 1 USD, but reached a low of 16,800 rupiah per dollar in June 1998. The currency, which had been relatively stable in ...
A Chinese silver liǎng (銀兩 / 银两) with stamps Used in Central Asia as a "Silver Hoof" ingot. Japanese Edo era tael weights for balance scales, made of bronze.In descending size, 30, 20, 10, 5, 4, 3, and 2 tael weights.
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay [1] (/ m ə ˈ r ɪ ʃ k ə ˈ h ɑːr ɡ ɪ t eɪ /; [2] born January 23, 1964) [3] [4] is an American actress, producer, and philanthropist. Hargitay has played Olivia Benson on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 1999, which is the longest-running character in the longest-running American primetime drama. [5]
Emas National Park shows a typical cerrado ecosystem; a treeless savannah with tall termite mounds and an interesting amount of wildlife: the giant anteater, the maned wolf, giant armadillo, pampas deer [3] and the namesake greater rhea, among others. Emas National Park also holds a small jaguar population, perhaps consisting of about 10-12 ...
South Papua, officially the South Papua Province (Indonesian: Provinsi Papua Selatan), [4] is an Indonesian province located in the southern portion of Papua, following the borders of the Papuan customary region of Anim Ha.
The Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System (Chinese: 电子监控与信息系统), also known by its acronym of EMAS, is a computerised system that is used to monitor traffic on Singapore's expressways. EMAS enables Land Transport Authority (LTA) personnel to detect accidents and respond to them more quickly. In addition, it notifies ...
Dominica (locally / ˌ d ɒ m ɪ ˈ n iː k ə / dom-in-EE-kə; [9] UK: US: / ˌ d ɒ m ɪ ˈ n iː k ə / [10] [11] [12] or / d ə ˈ m ɪ n ɪ k ə / ⓘ; [13] Dominican Creole French: Dominik; Kalinago: Waitukubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. [14]