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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As a result of the successful re-establishment of coinage in Indonesia, notes below 100 rupiah were withdrawn in Indonesia permanently from 1 September 1975 (at which point the exchange rate was fixed at 415 rupiah to the dollar, hence the largest denomination banknote to be withdrawn, the 50 rupiah note, was worth around US$0.10).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 coin was updated for the third time in 2016 as part of the new currency series that Bank Indonesia released on December 19 of that year. [4] Its obverse now features not only the national emblem, but also a portrait of Lieutenant General T. B. Simatupang as well as the lettering "REPUBLIK INDONESIA" on its top and "LETJEN TNI T. B ...
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 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 ...
1982–1998: Barangsiapa meniru, memalsukan uang kertas dan/atau dengan sengaja menyimpan serta mengedarkan uang kertas tiruan atau uang kertas palsu diancam dengan hukuman penjara. (Whoever imitates, falsifies banknotes and/or deliberately stores and distributes imitation or counterfeit banknotes will be threatened with imprisonment.)
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.