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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 ...
A Javanese imitation of a Chinese Qianlong Tongbao (乾隆通寶) cash coin.. On Java the Chinese picis (cash coins) replaced local gold and silver coins during the Majapahit period, the reason why copper cash coins replaced them was the fact that the size of the local gold and silver coins were too small, so they could easily fall and disappear.
One rupiah of the new money was said to be worth 0.5 grams of gold, a similar rate to the pre-war Dutch currency (which contained 3 grams of fine gold in the 5 gulden and 6 in the 10 gulden coin), although this was not backed by metal reserves, merely a proclamation of purchasing power.
The cost of one Euro in Indonesian rupiah's (from 2005). The rupiah declined from its relatively strengthened position at the end of the financial crisis, with the rupiah seeing the start of 2000 at Rp7,050 to the US dollar, but declining to Rp9,725 by the end of 2000, and reaching a low of Rp12,069 on 27 April 2001.
The 5-cent coin was also changed to aluminum-bronze while the 10, 20, and 50 cents remained copper-nickel. Limited numbers of commemorative bimetallic 5-dollar coins with scalloped edges were also periodically issued later during this series. This series is still in circulation. The 1 cent coin was taken out of circulation in 2002.
In 1983, a Coin Gallery, located at Jalan Boon Lay, was opened by the Singapore Mint to the public as a mini museum showing the history of Singapore coinage. [8] As the gallery is located in the restricted premises of Chartered Industries of Singapore, arrangements need to be made to visit the gallery.
The Indonesian twenty five rupiah coin (Rp25) is a now-defunct denomination of the Indonesian rupiah. It was introduced in 1971 and was last revised in 1991. Coins of this denomination were minted until 1996 and have been invalid for transactions since August 31, 2010 when the 1991-issue Rp25 coin ceased to be legal tender.
Alongside the two circulating variants, the Bank of Indonesia also minted a non-circulating silver coin of this value in 1970. [6] It weighs 8 g (0.28 oz) and has a diameter of 26 mm (1.0 in). Its obverse features the national emblem Garuda Pancasila, the lettering "1945-1970," "1970," and "200 RUPIAH," and the Bank's logo.