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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As a result of the successful re-establishment of coinage in Indonesia, notes below 100 rupiah were withdrawn in Indonesia permanently from 1 September 1975 (at which point the exchange rate was fixed at 415 rupiah to the dollar, hence the largest denomination banknote to be withdrawn, the 50 rupiah note, was worth around US$0.10).
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).
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 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 ...
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 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 ...